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[duhch-ee]

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noun, plural duch·ies.

the territory ruled by a duke or duchess.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English duche < Middle French duche; Anglo-French, Old French duchié < Medieval Latin ducātus; Late Latin, Latin: the rank or functions of a dux; see duke, -ate³

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duchy (ˈdʌtʃɪ)

—n , pl duchies
	the territory of a duke or duchess; dukedom

[C14: from Old French duche, from ducduke]

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duchy

1382, "territory ruled by a duke or duchess," from duke (q.v.).

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