Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A duchy.
- noun The office, rank, or title of a duke.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The jurisdiction, territory, or possessions of a duke.
- noun The rank or quality of a duke.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The territory of a duke.
- noun The title or dignity of a duke.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A region
ruled by aduke orduchess ; aduchy . - noun The
rank ortitle of a duke.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a duke
- noun the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the Duke dies, she is absent, and Lussurioso’s only comment about her is that she is “suspected foully bent;/I'll begin dukedom with her banishment (5. 1.173-174).
Final drafting stuff: fantasyecho 2008
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A dukedom is a sizable burden, even for a young man reared to bear it.
Captives Of The Night Chase, Loretta 1994
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Our master, the grand duke, prays for the throne of the grand dukedom, which is your property, (p. 094) having no other title but your protection, your investiture, and your iarlikh.
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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By the time William, son of Robert the Devil and Arlette of Falaise, appeared on the scene, the dukedom was a power in the world, and William was able to dare his great enterprise.
Everyman's Land 1889
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The dukedom is a medieval title that goes back to the Stuarts.
Thestar.com - Home Page Rosie DiManno 2011
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The dukedom is a medieval title that goes back to the Stuarts.
Thestar.com - Home Page Rosie DiManno 2011
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A dukedom is the highest rank in the British peerage.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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King Ferdinand even gave him an absurd operetta "dukedom," calling him Duke of Brontë, and Nelson, already an English peer, afterward signed his letters with the extravagant hybrid title "Nelson and Brontë."
Triumph at Trafalgar 2005
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King Ferdinand even gave him an absurd operetta "dukedom," calling him Duke of Brontë, and Nelson, already an English peer, afterward signed his letters with the extravagant hybrid title "Nelson and Brontë."
Triumph at Trafalgar 2005
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Keep a sharp lookout upon the widow, therefore, and within the twelvemonth you will catch her tripping -- and then the dukedom is your own. "
The Crayon Papers Washington Irving 1821
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