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duke·dom

(do͞ok′dəm, dyo͞ok′-)
n.
1. A duchy.
2. The office, rank, or title of a duke.
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dukedom

(ˈdjuːkdəm)
n
1. another name for a duchy
2. the title, rank, or position of a duke
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duke•dom

(ˈduk dəm, ˈdyuk-)

n.
1. a duchy.
2. the office or rank of a duke.
[1425–75]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. dukedom - the dignity or rank or position of a duke
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
2. [画像:dukedom - the domain controlled by a duke or duchess]dukedom - the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
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Translations
دوقِيَّه
vévodství
hertugdømmehertugrang
hercegség
hertogadæmi; hertogatign
hodnosť vojvoduvojvodstvo
dükalıkdüklük

dukedom

[ˈdjuːkdəm] Nducado m (título)
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dukedom

[ˈdjuːkdəm] n
(= title) → titre m de duc
(= land) → duché m
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dukedom

n (= territory)Herzogtum nt; (= title)Herzogswürde f
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duke

(djuːk) noun
a nobleman of the highest rank. hertog دوق херцог duque vévoda der Herzog hertug δούκας duque hertsog دوک herttua duc דוכס इंग्लैंड में एक पदवी vojvoda herceg gelar bangsawan hertogi duca 公爵 공작 hercogas hercogs bangsawan hertog hertug książę غټ سړي لكه پاچا يا دوك duque duce герцог vojvoda vojvoda vojvoda hertig ขุนนางชั้นสูงของอังกฤษ dük 公爵 герцог امرا کے طبقے کا سبسے اعلی خطاب công tước 公爵,(俚)手,拳头
ducal (ˈdjuːkəl) adjective
hertogelik دوقي херцогски ducal vévodský herzoglich hertugelig; hertug- δουκικός ducal hertsogi- وابسته به دوک herttuan ducal דוּכָּסִי ड्यूक संबंधी vojvodski hercegi mengenai duke hertoga-; hertogadæmis- ducale 公爵の 공작의, 공작령의 hercogo hercoga- berkenaan gelaran hertogelijk hertug- książęcy په انګلستان د اشرافو لقب ډوك ducal ducal герцогский vojvodský vojvodski vojvodski hertiglig, hertig- เกี่ยวกับขุนนางชั้นสูงของอังกฤษ düke ait 公爵的 герцогський ڈیوک سے متعلق thuộc công tước 公爵的
ˈdukedom noun
the rank or territories of a duke. hertogdom دوقِيَّه херцогство ducado vévodství die Herzogswürde, das Herzogtum hertugrang; hertugdømme δουκάτο ducado hertsogiseisus, hertsogkond مقام یا قلمرو دوک herttuanarvo, herttuakunta titre de duc; duché דוּכּסוּת ड्यूक का पद vojvodina hercegség wilayah seorang duke hertogadæmi; hertogatign ducato 公爵領 공국, 공작령 hercogystė hercoga tituls; hercogiste wilayah dibawah pemerintahan hertogdom hertugverdighet; hertugdømme księstwo د ډيوك يا پادشاه خاوره يا فلمرو ducado titlu de duce; ducat герцогство vojvodstvo; hodnosť vojvodu vojvodstvo vojvodstvo hertigdöme, hertigvärdighet ยศ หรืออาณาเขตภายใต้การปกครองของดยุค düklük; dükalık 公爵的爵位,公爵的領地 герцогство ڈیوک کا مرتبہ یا علاقہ nữ công tước 公爵的爵位,公爵的领地
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I answer, because his father had the misfortune to be next heir to a Dukedom, and not to be able to prove it.
Leave him to the Dukedom; and let you and I stick to the Diamond.
"A dukedom," replied Aramis, smiling in a significant manner.
If you were heir to a dukedom and a thousand pounds a day, do you mean to say you would not wish for possession?
"By my halidom!" quoth he, "that fellow deserves either a dukedom or a hanging!
These possessions--for as such they might almost certainly be reckoned--comprised the greater part of what is now known as Waldo County, in the state of Maine, and were more extensive than many a dukedom, or even a reigning prince's territory, on European soil.
Just as the once independent dukedoms of France had to fuse into a nation, so now the nations had to adapt themselves to a wider coalescence, they had to keep what was precious and possible, and concede what was obsolete and dangerous.
Who did Prime Minister Boris Johnson say deserved a "dukedom"?

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