duchy

Related terms: duke, duchess ducal

Territory ruled by a duke or duchess

ducātus, ducātūs, m

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /duˈkaː.tus/, [d̪ʊˈkäːt̪ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /duˈka.tus/, [d̪uˈkäːt̪us]

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Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ducātus	ducātūs
Genitive	ducātūs	ducātuum
Dative	ducātuī	ducātibus
Accusative	ducātum	ducātūs
Ablative	ducātū	ducātibus
Vocative	ducātus	ducātūs

Etymology:

Medieval Latin

References:

• "ducatus". In: Edwin Habel and Friedrich Gröbel (2008) Mittellateinisches Glossar, Stuttgart, UTB Schöningh
• "ducatus". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 15.01.2023‎