duchies

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duchies - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Duchy \Duch"y\ (d[u^]ch"[y^]), n.; pl. Duchies. [F. duch['e],
     OF. duch['e]e, (assumed) LL. ducitas, fr. L. dux. See
     Duke.]
     The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.
     [1913 Webster]