grand duchy

American  

noun

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

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grand duchy British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of grand duchy

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Finland — until 1917 a grand duchy in that empire — and Sweden abandoned longtime national policies of military nonalignment.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2022

As radio grew popular, the grand duchy decided not to create a publicly funded radio service like its neighbours.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2017

Even before its iron ore mines shut down, though, the grand duchy came to represent a discreet but powerful regulatory freedom.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2017

There is the squire’s fancy that is the Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Von Furstenberg/Barry Dillered ornament that is the , and of course the grand duchy that is the Central Park Conservancy.

From New York Times • May 28, 2013

It is the centre of an active shipping trade with the Baltic ports and with England, and of a railway system connecting it with all parts of the grand duchy and with St Petersburg.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various