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The duchy is overseen by a board of directors and major decisions must be approved by the Treasury.—ABC News,
25 June 2026 The Duke of Cornwall inherited the duchy in September 2022.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
5 June 2026 The European duchy is Luxembourg.—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026 With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.—Literary Hub,
18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for duchy
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Etymology
Middle English duche, from Anglo-French duché, from duc