Duchy

Noun

 * 1) A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
 * 2) * A Grand Duchy may be a self-governing state.
 * 3) * A simple duchy tends to be a part of a larger kingdom or empire.

Thesaurus
Kreis, ally, archbishopric, archdiocese, archduchy, archdukedom, arrondissement, bailiwick, bishopric, body politic, borough, buffer state, canton, captive nation, chieftaincy, chieftainry, city, city-state, colony, commonweal, commonwealth, commune, congressional district, constablewick, country, county, departement, diocese, district, domain, dominion, dukedom, earldom, electoral district, electorate, empery, empire, free city, government, grand duchy, hamlet, hundred, kingdom, land, magistracy, mandant, mandate, mandated territory, mandatee, mandatory, metropolis, metropolitan area, nation, nationality, oblast, okrug, parish, polis, polity, possession, power, precinct, principality, principate, protectorate, province, puppet government, puppet regime, realm, region, republic, riding, satellite, seneschalty, settlement, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, soke, sovereign nation, stake, state, sultanate, superpower, territory, toparchia, toparchy, town, township, village, wapentake, ward

Etymology
duche, from duché.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: hertogdom
 * Basque: dukerri
 * Breton: dugelezh
 * Bulgarian: херцогство
 * Catalan: ducado
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 公國
 * Czech:
 * Danish: hertugdømme
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: hertugadømi
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:


 * Greek: δουκάτο
 * Indonesian: kadipaten
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 公国 (こうこく, kōkoku), 公爵領 (こうしゃくりょう, kōshakuryō)
 * Latin: ducatum
 * Lithuanian: hercogystė
 * Norwegian: hertugdømme
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ducado
 * Russian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: hertigdöme
 * Welsh: dugiaeth

Related terms

 * barony
 * bishop
 * county
 * ducal
 * duchess
 * duke
 * march
 * marquess
 * marquessate
 * viscount