duchy

English

Etymology

Middle English duche, from Anglo-Norman duché.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʌtʃi/, (some accents) IPA: /ˈdjuːʃi/

  Rhymes: -ʌtʃi, Rhymes: -uːʃi

Noun

Wikipedia duchy (plural duchies)

1. A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
   • A Grand Duchy may be a self-governing state.
   • A simple duchy tends to be a part of a larger kingdom or empire.

Translations

a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess

Afrikaans: hertogdom (af) Basque: dukerri (eu) Breton: dugelezh f. Bulgarian: херцогство n. Catalan: ducado (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 公國 (zh) (Gōngguó) Czech: vévodství (cs) n. Danish: hertugdømme (da) Dutch: hertogdom (nl) n. Faroese: hertugadømi (fo) n. Finnish: herttuakunta (fi) French: duché (fr) m. German: Herzogtum (de) n.

Greek: δουκάτο (el) (doukáto) n. Indonesian: kadipaten (id) Italian: ducato (it) m. Japanese: 公国 (こうこく, kōkoku), 公爵領 (こうしゃくりょう, kōshakuryō) Khmer: អ្នកឧកញ៉ាណាខេត្ត (km) (neak oknyaa naa kʰaet), ចៅពញាណាខេត្ត (km) (chav pnyie naa kʰaet) Latin: ducatum (la) Lithuanian: hercogystė f. Norwegian: hertugdømme (no) Polish: księstwo (pl) n. Portuguese: ducado (pt) Russian: герцогство (ru) Slovene: vojvodina (sl) f. Spanish: ducado (es) m. Swedish: hertigdöme (sv) Welsh: dugiaeth (cy)

Related terms

• barony
• bishop
• county
• ducal
• duchess
• duke
• march
• marquess
• marquessate
• viscount

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈd̪uxɨ/

Noun

duchy

1. nominative plural of duch
2. accusative plural of duch
3. vocative plural of duch