dukedom

[dook-duhm, dyook-]

duke·dom

[dook-duhm, dyook-]
noun
1.
a duchy.
2.
the office or rank of a duke.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see duke, -dom
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dukedom (ˈdjuːkdəm)
 
n
1.  another name for a duchy
2.  the title, rank, or position of a duke

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