Duchy and Kingdom

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Duchy noun - The domain controlled by a duke or duchess.

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Kingdom and duchy are semantically related In some cases you can use "Kingdom" instead a noun "Duchy".

Kingdom noun - A region of activity, knowledge, or influence.

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Duchy and kingdom are semantically related in empire topic. You can use "Duchy" instead a noun "Kingdom".

Nearby Words: king, kingship

Richard's political career began when he was enthroned as the ruler of his mother Eleanor's duchy of Aquitaine (his elder brother Henry being the inheritor of his father's kingdom and duchy of Normandy).

Source: Useful Notes / Richard the Lionheart
These territories include the former duchy, electorate and kingdom of Hanover, the former duchy of Brunswick, the county of Kent, the former Prussian province of Westphalia (its arms still form part of the coat of arms of the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia), and the Land of Lower Saxony.

Source: White Stallion
Napoleon created the Grand Duchy of Poland and fostered Polish nationalism to recruit the (west Slavic) Poles as allies against the Germanic Prussian kingdom, east Slavic Russian kingdom, and Germanic/south-Slavic Austrian empire.

Source: Surprisingly Elite Cannon Fodder

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