hertugdom.
synonym of hertugdømme (“duchy”)
Meaning & usage
synonym of hertugdømme (“duchy”)
Where this word comes from
From hertug (“duke”) + -dom (“domain, jurisdiction”), literally “domain of a duke”. The suffix -dom is used here in its now obsolete sense “authority or domain”, corresponding to the more usual -dømme. Compare Old Norse Old Norse hertogadómr, Danish hertugdom, Dutch hertogdom and German Herzogtum (“duchy”).
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