English Dictionary

duchessdom

noun

The condition or title of a duchess. / A region ruled by a duchess.

She inherited the duchessdom after her mother's passing.

意味（1）

The condition or title of a duchess.

She had a certain grandeur about her cap, and a majestical set about the skirt of her dress, and a rigour in the lines of her mouth, which indicated a habit of command, and a confidence in her own dignity, which might be supposed to be the very clearest attribute of duchessdom.

意味（2）

A region ruled by a duchess.

The buskers gathered expectantly at their table, and presently the two came in, he who had thought a kingdom well lost for love, and she who had gained a duchessdom by it.