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Old 11-20-2010, 05:52 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by GA Russell View Post
Live and learn...That's two of you who have used the word "dukedom". I thought that there was no such word, and that Gene Chandler was in error when singing The Duke of Earl.

I thought the word in English was "duchy".
Both are correct. Duchy is the usual word when referring to the land that's associated with the title. (Duchy of Cornwall.) Dukedom can mean the territory, but is used more often in relation to the title itself (IMO).
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