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Type Words
Synonyms duchy
Type of demesne, domain, land
Derivation duke
Type Words
Type of rank
Derivation duke

Examples of dukedom

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Anne immediately offered John Churchill a dukedom, which Sarah initially refused.
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Granby succeeded to the dukedom of Rutland on the death of his father in 1857.
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It's to be assumed that Prince Harry will be granted a dukedom upon marriage.
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He succeeded to the dukedom following the death of his father on 3 May 2004.
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The dukedom ceased when he ascended to the throne in 1727, but was recreated in 1801.
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In 1857 he refused the offer of a dukedom, and he died on 31 January 1863.
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He succeeded to his father's dukedom as 13th Duke of Manchester in 2002.
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This resulted in a change in the area that was to be Lan Yu's dukedom.
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In the next twenty years he undertook a series of conquests, winning his Sicilian dukedom.
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  • The dignity or rank or position of a duke
  • Duchy: the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
  • A duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy. ...
  • The honor of a Duke, conferring privilege, rank and prestige, but necessarily signifying a territory, as does a Duchy (q.v.).