dukedom

Questions about dukedom

What does dukedom mean?

dukedom means "the dignity or rank or position of a duke". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dukedom?

dukedom has 2 syllables: duke-dom. The stress falls on "duke". In IPA it is /ˈdukdəm/.

What is another word for dukedom?

Close synonyms include duchy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dukedom a common word?

dukedom is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.