dukedom

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UK/ˈdjuːk.dəm/UK/ˈdʒuːk.dəm/US/ˈdjuk.dəm/US/ˈduk.dəm/

noun

A region ruled by a duke or duchess.

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duchydukeship
OriginMiddle English dukdom →
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Meanings

noundukedom (countable and uncountable, plural dukedoms)

plural dukedoms

  1. countableuncountableA region ruled by a duke or duchess.

    Synonyms: duchy

  2. countableuncountableThe rank or title of a duke.

    Forcible removal of Andrew’s dukedom by an act of parliament could have received government and public support with the king’s backing, but the palace is understood to have hoped Andrew would voluntarily relinquish his title.

    2025 October 17, Caroline Davies, “Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    Synonyms: dukeship

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA region ruled by a duke or duchess.

Similar
duchy

nounThe rank or title of a duke.

Similar
dukeship

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe domain controlled by a duke or duchess

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duchy
Broader
domaindemesneland
Also see
duchydukeship

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdukdom
  2. Englishdukedom

From late Middle English dukdom, dukedom; equivalent to duke + -dom.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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