Definition of "duchies" [duchies]

• Plural form of duchy. (noun)

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• "The movements in the duchies were the first drops of a coming deluge."
• "To appease his uncles, cousins, and younger siblings, King Rham crafted five different duchies instead of the original three set by Phendarm (for Rham’s four brothers and a royal duchy around the capitol) and more than a score of earldoms among them."
• "Henceforth, each consecutive generation reparsed and redistricted the county as an equal number of duchies split among all recognized sons or designated heirs on the dawn after a king’s funeral."