duchy; grand duchy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
duchy; grand duchy; a feudal principality headed by a duke
formalHistorically common in medieval Europe, e.g., the Duchy of Normandy or the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Lì历
shǐ史
shang上
de的
Nuò诺
màn曼
dǐ底
Gōng公
guó国
céng曾
shì是
Fǎ法
guó国
de的
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
fēng封
jiàn建
lǐng领
dì地
。
The historical Duchy of Normandy was once an important feudal territory of France.
Lú卢
sēn森
bǎo堡
rú如
jīn今
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhǔ主
quán权
guó国
jiā家
,
dàn但
qí其
quán全
chēng称
zhōng中
bǎo保
liú留
le了
“
dà大
gōng公
guó国
”
de的
chēng称
hào号
。
Luxembourg is now a sovereign state, but its full name retains the title 'Grand Duchy'.
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Zhè这
gè个
dì地
qū区
zài在
zhōng中
shì世
jì纪
shì是
yī一
gè个
dú独
lì立
de的
gōng公
guó国
。
This region was an independent duchy during the Middle Ages.