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duchy

/duhch-ee/US // ˈdʌtʃ i //UK // (ˈdʌtʃɪ) //

公国,公爵,公爵府,公爵国

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural duch·ies.

    • : the territory ruled by a duke or duchess.

Examples

  • The Pahonia, emblem of the Belarusian nation drawn from the insignia of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, is banned under Lukashenko.

  • It relies on the Duchy to provide it with accurate information without carrying out its own independent checks.

  • It also criticised the lack of official scrutiny of the Duchy's account.

  • Well, the Prince last year received an annual income from the Duchy of £19m, on which he paid £4.4m in income tax and VAT.

  • He will also lose the massive income from the lands held by the Duchy of Cornwall, which currently provide some of their funding.

  • As Foreign Minister, by simply taking what he wanted, he added considerably to the extent of his duchy.

  • On her death the duchy of Brabant passed, by a family arrangement, to the House of Burgundy.

  • You are right as to yourself, Albert; for they have given you the ancient title and duchy of de Retz.

  • Saxony had recovered her independence, the peoples of Dantzic and the duchy of Warsaw their country and their rights.

  • In order to populate the new port, he proclaimed there a religious liberty he denied to his Duchy at large.