dukedom

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  1. noun A duchy.
  2. noun The office, rank, or title of a duke.

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  • He was heir to a dukedom, and owed the title a lady worthy of it. —  Karen Harbaugh - [Cupid -1] - Cupid's Mistake
  • And if there were no dukedom, then Alexandra would marry Randolph . —  Loretta Chase - The English Witch
  • He gave him also, when the dukedom was accepted, a diamond- hilted sword, which his father, Char. —  The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
  • His services in the campaign of 1702 secured a dukedom, and deservedly, for he contended against great obstacles--against the obstinacy and stupidity of the Dutch deputies; against the timidity of the English government at home; and against the veteran armies of Louis, led on by the celebrated Villars. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
  • His dukedom, the longest on record, lasted till 1457. —  The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry
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