different between duchy vs earldom

duchy

English

Etymology

From Middle English duche, from Anglo-Norman duché, from Old French duc, or from Medieval Latin duc?tus, from Latin dux. Doublet of ducat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?t?i/
    Rhymes: -?t?i

Noun

duchy (plural duchies)

  1. A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess. (A grand duchy may be a self-governing state. A simple duchy tends to be a part of a larger kingdom or empire.)

Related terms

  • barony
  • bishop
  • county
  • ducal
  • duchess
  • duke
  • dukedom
  • march
  • marquess
  • marquessate
  • parish
  • shire
  • viscount

Translations

Anagrams

  • Chudy

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?du.x?/

Noun

duchy m anim

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of duch

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earldom

English

Etymology

From Middle English erldom, from Old English eorld?m, equivalent to earl +? -dom. Compare English jarldom.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /???ld?m/

Noun

earldom (plural earldoms)

  1. The rank of being an earl.
    • 1592, William Shakespeare, King Richard III
      And, look when I am king, claim thou of me / The earldom of Hereford, and all the movables / Whereof the king my brother was possess'd.
  2. The territory controlled by an earl.

Translations

Anagrams

  • earmold, moraled

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