Etymology

stem duchy

Today it means: A constituent duchy of the German Empire at the time of the extinction of the Carolingian dynasty (death of Louis the Child in 911) and through the transitional period leading to the formation of the Ottonian Empire. Full definition →

German Stammherzogtum
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  1. German · calque ofStammherzogtum
  2. English todaystem duchy

Calque of German Stammherzogtum (literally “tribe-duchy”)

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