How to Use duchy in a Sentence

duchy

noun
  • And what happens when Prince William inevitably takes over the duchy?
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The Queen is not the only one in the family with a duchy to her name, though.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2018
  • So this toast is to wish a happy birthday to my son, in every respect a duchy original.
    — Cierra Williams, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2018
  • The duchy and the title, Duke of Cornwall, has been passed down to the heir to the throne ever since.
    — Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Even in an era of kingdoms and duchies, nobody could afford a Bugatti Royale.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The duchy itself does not pay corporation tax or capital gains tax.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Is the duchy of Brabant (present-day Belgium) huddling in a giant bomb crater?
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • When there is no legitimate son of the sovereign, the duchy reverts to the Crown.
    — Town & Country, 11 Feb. 2023
  • In other words, tribal lands were dotted with little duchies of non-Indian land.
    — Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Anne of Cleves, sister to the duke of a German duchy, emerged as a promising candidate.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The duchy is overseen by a board of directors and major decisions must be approved by the Treasury.
    — ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • The duchy’s profits support the public and private life of the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children.
    — ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • The story is set in 1619, in the German duchy of Württemberg.
    — Wyatt Mason, WSJ, 4 June 2021
  • Germany was once a grab bag of principalities, duchies, and free cities, as well as juggernaut states such as Prussia.
    — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Apparently, Madeline doesn’t want to give her duchy a heads up before popping over to the Parisian office.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2021
  • According to the Prince of Wales' website, Charles earned $24 million a year through the duchy.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Different from the duchies, the Crown Estate is managed by the government and its profits go to the state treasury.
    — Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The European duchy is Luxembourg.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • In addition, the duchy promotes Charles' long-time interests in efforts to achieve sustainable markets and fight climate change.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Land owned by the Crown was incorporated as a new duchy, and Edward’s son became the first Duke of Cornwall.
    — Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Ahead, learn more about the tradition-breaking move, the duchy’s history, and its holdings which will one day pass on to William’s son, Prince George.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 May 2026
  • Some are now demanding the royals reimburse the NHS — and even ditch the duchies altogether.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The duchy’s activities are overseen by a board of directors that is charged with protecting the assets for future generations.
    — ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • Consider the hectares and hectares of fences and hedges, often erected at considerable cost to transform a yard, and certainly a pool, into an owner’s sylvan duchy.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
  • The capital overlooks the great lake of Seidhe Llygad and with its white marble and ivory exteriors, the city stands as a beacon for the duchy.
    — Shelly Tan, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
  • This is currently Prince Charles, who is the longest serving Duke since the duchy was created in 1337.
    — CNN, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In 1906, Finland, then a duchy of Russia, was the first country to give women full political rights to both vote and run for office.
    — Naomi Moriyama and William Doyle, CNN, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The duchy was created nearly 700 years ago by Edward III as a way to consistently fund the heir to the throne.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 May 2026
  • The duchy was created in the 14th century to provide independent income to the heir to the British throne, aka the Prince of Wales.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 May 2026
  • Its claim on the lands taken by Yermak and his Cossacks transformed Muscovy, a second-tier duchy, into the world’s largest continental empire.
    — The Economist, 21 Dec. 2019

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