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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Duchy \Duch"y\ (d[u^]ch"[y^]), n.; pl. Duchies. [F. duch['e],
OF. duch['e]e, (assumed) LL. ducitas, fr. L. dux. See
Duke.]
The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet Duchy
n : the domain controlled by a duke or duchess [syn: dukedom]

Moby Dictionary
Kreis , ally , archbishopric , archdiocese , archduchy , archdukedom ,
arrondissement , bailiwick , bishopric , body politic , borough ,
buffer state , canton , captive nation , chieftaincy , chieftainry ,
city , city-state , colony , commonweal , commonwealth , commune ,
congressional district , constablewick , country , county ,
departement , diocese , district , domain , dominion , dukedom , earldom ,
electoral district , electorate , empery , empire , free city ,
government , grand duchy , hamlet , hundred , kingdom , land ,
magistracy , mandant , mandate , mandated territory , mandatee ,
mandatory , metropolis , metropolitan area , nation , nationality ,
oblast , okrug , parish , polis , polity , possession , power , precinct ,
principality , principate , protectorate , province ,
puppet government , puppet regime , realm , region , republic , riding ,
satellite , seneschalty , settlement , sheriffalty , sheriffwick ,
shire , shrievalty , soke , sovereign nation , stake , state , sultanate ,
superpower , territory , toparchia , toparchy , town , township ,
village , wapentake , ward