Phrase guide

grand duchy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɡɹænˌdʌ.t͡ʃi/
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  • /ˈɡɹæːnˌdʌ.t͡ʃi/ bad–lad split

1

noun

Meaning 1

The territory owned, ruled, or reigned over by a grand duke or grand duchess; contrast grand dukedom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: domain, demesne, land

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غْرَانْدُوقِيَّة (ḡrāndūqiyya) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Catalan: gran ducat — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大公國 /大公国 (dàgōngguó) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Czech: velkovévodství — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Danish: storhertugdømme — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Danish: storfyrstendømme — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Dutch: groothertogdom — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Faroese: stórhertugadømi — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Finnish: suuriruhtinaskunta — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Finnish: suurherttuakunta — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • French: grand-duché — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Georgian: დიდი სამთავრო (didi samtavro) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Georgian: დიდი საჰერცოგო (didi sahercogo) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • German: Großherzogtum — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Hungarian: nagyhercegség — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Indonesian: keharyapatihan — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Indonesian: kadipaten agung — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Italian: granducato — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Khmer: សម្ដេចចៅពញាណាខេត្ត (sɑmdach chav pnyie naa khaet) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Khmer: លោកអ្នកឧកញ៉ាណាខេត្ត (look neak oknyaa naa khaet) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Latvian: lielhercogiste — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Lithuanian: didžioji hercogystė — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Luxembourgish: Grousherzogdem — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Norwegian Bokmål: storhertugdømme — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: storhertugdøme — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Persian: گراندوکنشین (gerânduk-nešin) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Polish: wielkie księstwo — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Portuguese: grão-ducado — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Russian: вели́кое ге́рцогство (velíkoje gércogstvo) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Russian: вели́кое кня́жество (velíkoje knjážestvo) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Sicilian: ducatu granni — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Slovak: veľkovojvodstvo — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Spanish: gran ducado — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Swedish: storhertigdöme — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Tagalog: dakilang dukado — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Turkish: grandüklük — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Turkish: grandukalık — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Ottoman Turkish: غراندوقهلق (grandukalık) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess
  • Ukrainian: вели́ке князі́вство (velýke knjazívstvo) — a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess