A duchy is the land — and the rights that go with it — belonging to a duke or a duchess. Think of it as their territory, not just their house.

A duchy is the landDuchy是一片土地 and the rights that go with it──以及隨之而來的權利── belonging to a duke or a duchess屬於一位duke（公爵）或duchess（女公爵） Think of it as their territory把它想成是他們的領地 not just their house而不只是他們的房子

In older Europe a duchy could be almost a small country. A few still have a public life: the Duchy of Cornwall and the Duchy of Lancaster in Britain are real estates that bring in money for the royal family, though actually they are run more like businesses now than like medieval kingdoms. Luxembourg is a grand duchy: a whole country whose head is a grand duke.

In older Europe a duchy could be almost a small country在比較早期的歐洲，一個duchy幾乎可以算是一個小國家 A few still have a public life有幾個現在仍然公開存在 the Duchy of Cornwall and the Duchy of Lancaster in Britain are real estates英國的Duchy of Cornwall（康瓦爾公國）和Duchy of Lancaster（蘭開斯特公國）是真正的地產 that bring in money for the royal family會替王室帶來收入 though actually不過，其實 they are run more like businesses now than like medieval kingdoms它們現在的經營方式比較像企業，不再像中世紀的王國 Luxembourg is a grand duchy盧森堡是a grand duchy（大公國） a whole country whose head is a grand duke一整個國家，元首是a grand duke（大公）

Students sometimes mix duchy with dukedom. A dukedom is the rank, the title; a duchy is the land. In everyday talk people blur the two, and even careful writers are not always tidy about it.

Students sometimes mix duchy with dukedom學生有時候會把duchy和dukedom搞混 A dukedom is the rank, the titleDukedom是那個位階、那個頭銜 a duchy is the landduchy則是那片土地 In everyday talk people blur the two在日常說話裡，人們會把這兩個混在一起講 and even careful writers are not always tidy about it即使是講究用字的作者，也不見得每次都分得很清楚