County vs. Duchy

Countynoun

(historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.

Duchynoun

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess. A grand duchy may be a self-governing state. A simple duchy tends to be a part of a larger kingdom or empire.

Countynoun

An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Duchynoun

The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.

Countynoun

A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.

‘traditional county’;

Duchynoun

the domain controlled by a duke or duchess

Countynoun

A jail operated by a county government.

Duchy

A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a medieval country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a high-ranking nobleman hierarchically second to the king or queen in European tradition. The term is used almost exclusively in Europe.

Countyadjective

Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.

Countynoun

An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.

Countynoun

A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; - called also a shire. See Shire.

‘Every county, every town, every family, was in agitation.’;

Countynoun

A count; an earl or lord.

Countynoun

a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government;

‘the county has a population of 12,345 people’;

Countynoun

the largest administrative district within a state;

‘the county plans to build a new road’;

County

A county is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French conté or cunté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.