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词汇 dukedom
释义 dukedom
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdʒuːk.dəm/ us /ˈduːk.dəm/
the rank of a duke, or the land owned by a duke公爵的爵位;公爵的领地
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duchy
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Republics & kingdoms
Examples from literature

A moment later he learnt that the duke has suddenly died, and that the dukedom is his. 
France was really composed of a dozen or more independent counties and dukedoms. 
They may include monarchies, as England includes dukedoms. 
This treaty being made, Robert returned to his dukedom, and gave himself over to his natural indolence and dissipation. 
You know, in old English times, our kings liked to have lordships and dukedoms abroad: and why should not your merchant princes like to have lordships and estates abroad? 

Examples of dukedom


dukedom
When he got his dukedom he decided that he would not marry her, so his dukedom was taken away.
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If you separate the dukedoms and the earldoms from those old families will they continue if one loses the male line descent?
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It was from the women that these dukedoms were inherited.
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The payments vary from some £350 in the case of a dukedom to £100 in the case of a baronetcy.
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But they did not have to give up the title of an earldom, marquisate or dukedom to which they might have succeeded.
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In the old days, one was given a dukedom or an earldom.
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To lose a dukedom and a marquisate and to be left with only two earldoms seems like carelessness, even though it took a number of centuries to do it!
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I come back to the dukedom analogy.
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The survival of the dukedom for nearly four centuries was mainly due to its size being larger than its immediate neighbours.
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The adventure also covers the player characters attempting to run a dukedom.
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He reunifies north and south, but gives away many dukedoms to his kinsmen.
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He died without leaving an heir and the titles acquired with the dukedom became extinct.
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The dukedom would be recreated in 1481 and again in 1483.
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By the time of his succession to the dukedom, he had established a reputation as an extreme reactionary.
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One night, they made a pact to each other, saying that they would always assist each other's dukedoms in times of desperate need.
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