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dukedom

/ˈdjuːk.dəm/US/ˈdjuk.dəm/

dukedom noun: a region ruled by a duke or duchess.

Noun

dukedom (countable and uncountable, plural dukedoms)

  1. A region ruled by a duke or duchess.
    Synonyms:
    duchy
  2. The rank or title of a duke.
    • Forcible removal of Andrew’s dukedom by an act of parliament could have received government and public support with the king’s backing, but the palace is understood to have hoped Andrew would voluntarily relinquish his title.2025 October 17, Caroline Davies, “Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    dukeship

dukedom meaning in Tamil

dukedom in Tamil

சிற்றரசு

Synonyms of dukedom

Forms of dukedom

pluraldukedoms

Origin of dukedom

From late Middle English dukdom, dukedom; equivalent to duke + -dom.

Phrases with dukedom

Questions about dukedom

What does dukedom mean?
Dukedom means a region ruled by a duke or duchess.
What is dukedom in Tamil?
Dukedom in Tamil is சிற்றரசு. See Dukedom meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dukedom?
Dukedom is a noun.
How do you pronounce dukedom?
Dukedom is pronounced /ˈdjuːk.dəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of dukedom?
The plural of dukedom is dukedoms.

Words near dukedom in the dictionary

  1. duked
  2. duked in
  3. duked it out
  4. duked out
  5. duked up
  6. dukedom
  7. dukedoms
  8. dukeite
  9. dukeling
  10. dukelings
  11. dukely

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dukedom (page history and authors); dukedom (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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