Kingdom vs. Duchy — What's the Difference?

A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen

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.

The spiritual reign or authority of God.

The territory ruled by a duke or duchess; a dukedom.

Each of the three traditional divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) in which natural objects have conventionally been classified.

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

A political or territorial unit ruled by a sovereign.

The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.

The eternal spiritual sovereignty of God or Christ.

The domain controlled by a duke or duchess

The realm of this sovereignty.

A realm or sphere in which one thing is dominant

In the Linnean taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category into which organisms are grouped, based on fundamental similarities and common ancestry. One widely used taxonomic system designates five or six such groups

One of the three main divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) into which natural organisms and objects have traditionally been classified.

A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.

A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.

(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).

The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.

The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.

An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology, the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for classification.

A domain in which something is dominant;

A country with a king as head of state

The domain ruled by a king or queen

A monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

One of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia

A basic group of natural objects