grand duchy

noun

1. a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.

grand duchy

noun

1. the territory, state, or principality of a grand duke or grand duchess

Word History and Origins

Origin of grand duchy¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The Pahonia, emblem of the Belarusian nation drawn from the insignia of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, is banned under Lukashenko.

From The Daily Beast

He was responsible for the policy which threatened to involve the grand-duchy of Hesse in the fate of the Electorate in 1866.

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In the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg the ruler governs his subjects in the good old patriarchal way.

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Bavaria and Wurtemberg were made kingdoms, and Baden was raised in rank to a grand-duchy.

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It is well for Europe that the grand duchy is so small, since such troops might prove even more troublesome than the French!

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The idea had seized me of writing a line to Hohenfels at Marly, actually dated from the grand duchy of Baden.

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