duchy

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/ˈdʌt͡ʃi/

noun

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

Similar
dukedom
OriginMiddle English duche ← Anglo-Norman duché ← Old French duc →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounduchy (plural duchies)

plural duchies

  1. A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

    Synonyms: dukedom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

Similar
dukedom

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe domain controlled by a duke or duchess

Similar
dukedom
Broader
domaindemesneland
Also see
dukedom

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindux
  2. Medieval Latinducātus
  3. Old Frenchduc
  4. Anglo-Normanduché
  5. Middle Englishduche
  6. Englishduchy

From Middle English duche, from Anglo-Norman duché, from Old French duc, or from Medieval Latin ducātus, from Latin dux. Doublet of ducat and dogate.

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Translations

Afrikaans hertogdom
  • hertogdomdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Arabic دُوقِيَّة
  • دُوقِيَّة (dūqiyya)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Basque dukerri
  • dukerridominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Bulgarian хе́рцогство, кня́жество
  • хе́рцогство (hércogstvo)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
  • кня́жество (knjážestvo)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Catalan ducado, ducat
  • ducadodominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
  • ducatdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Chinese Mandarin 公國 /公国
  • 公國 /公国 (gōngguó)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Czech vévodství
  • vévodstvídominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Danish hertugdømme
  • hertugdømmedominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Dutch hertogdom
  • hertogdomdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Esperanto duklando
  • duklandodominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Estonian hertsogiriik
  • hertsogiriikdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Finnish herttuakunta
  • herttuakuntadominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
French duché
  • duchédominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
German Herzogtum
  • Herzogtumdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Greek δουκάτο
  • δουκάτο (doukáto)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Hungarian hercegség
  • hercegségdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Icelandic hertogadæmi
  • hertogadæmidominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Indonesian kadipaten
  • kadipatendominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Italian ducato
  • ducatodominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Japanese 公国, 公爵領
  • 公国 (kōkoku)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
  • 公爵領 (kōshakuryō)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Korean 공국, 공작령
  • 공국 (gongguk)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
  • 공작령 (gongjangnyeong)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Latin ducātus
  • ducātusdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Latvian hercogiste
  • hercogistedominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Lithuanian hercogystė
  • hercogystėdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Norwegian Bokmål hertugdømme
  • hertugdømmedominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Persian دوکنشین
  • دوکنشین (duk-nešin)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Polish księstwo
  • księstwodominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Portuguese ducado
  • ducadodominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Romanian ducat
  • ducatdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Russian ге́рцогство, кня́жество
  • ге́рцогство (gércogstvo)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
  • кня́жество (knjážestvo)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Slovak vojvodstvo
  • vojvodstvodominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Spanish ducado
  • ducadodominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Swedish hertigdöme
  • hertigdömedominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Turkish dukalık, düklük
  • dukalıkdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
  • düklükdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Ukrainian ге́рцогство, кня́зівство
  • ге́рцогство (hércohstvo)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
  • кня́зівство (knjázivstvo)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Vietnamese công quốc
  • công quốcdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Welsh dugiaeth
  • dugiaethdominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess
Yiddish הערצאָגשאַפֿט
  • הערצאָגשאַפֿט (hertsogshaft)dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with duchy

touchydutchyslutchy
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Sounds the same

dutchiedutchy

Anagrams

Chudy
Cite this entry
APA

duchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duchy

MLA

“duchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duchy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duchy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duchy.

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