noun · formal
dukedom
UK/ˈdjuːk.dəm/US/ˈduːk.dəm/DUKE·dom
Band 5-6task2speaking
the territory, title, or rank of a duke; the position or territory governed by a duke
Examples
“The dukedom passed to his nephew after his death.”
“Reforms abolished many small dukedoms in the 19th century.”
“She held the dukedom for only a short period before the monarchy was restructured.”
Band 8 sentence
“The archival records indicate that the dukedom exercised judicial as well as fiscal authority over its inhabitants.”
Collocations
- inherit a dukedom
- hold a dukedom
- abolish dukedoms
Word family
dukedom noundukedoms noun (plural)
Common mistakes
duchy→dukedom
duke→dukedom
Say it for a higher band
5title→6duchy→7+dukedom
Synonyms
duchy
Easily confused
duchy
“The duchy remained largely independent until the 18th century.”
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