duchy

名词 duchy:

1. the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
   同义词：dukedom

1. Henry VIII decided to dispark the Duchy parks and turn them more profitably into pasture.
   亨利八世决定开放若干公爵猎园，把它们改作更加有益的牧场。
2. A region and former duchy of central Germany north and east of the Main and Rhine rivers. The region became a duchy in1806 and was absorbed by Prussia in1866. Members of the original dynasty subsequently ruled Luxembourg and the Netherlands(as the house of Orange).
   拿骚一个地区，从前为中德的领地，位于美因河和莱茵河的北部和东部。该地区在1806年成为领地并于1866年被普鲁士接收。原先的王朝成员相继统治了卢森堡和荷兰(作为奥兰治的王室)
3. A historical region and former duchy of north-central Germany around which the kingdom of Prussia developed. The region is now divided between Poland and Germany.
   勃兰登堡历史上的宗教领地和原公爵领地，位于德国中北部，普鲁士王国在其周围发展起来。该地区现被波兰和德国分占

duch.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 duch.ies
The territory ruled by a duke or duchess; a dukedom.
公爵或女爵的领地；公国

来源：
Middle English duchie
中古英语 duchie
from Old French duche
源自 古法语 duche
from Medieval Latin duc3tus
源自 中世纪拉丁语 duc3tus
from Latin dux duc- [leader] * see duke
源自 拉丁语 dux duc- [领导者] *参见 duke