Und warum schlägt der Lord Privy Seal wieder den Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster vor? Und der wiederum den Lord President of the Council?The Bed of Nails (1982)
(n)a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center, Syn.Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n.; pl.Duchies [ F. duché, OF. duchée, (assumed) LL. ducitas, fr. L. dux. See Duke. ] The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom. [ 1913 Webster ]