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stem duchy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
stem -duchy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A constituent duchy of the German Empire at the time of the extinction of the Carolingian dynasty (death of Louis the Child in 911) and through the transitional period leading to the formation of the Ottonian Empire.

Etymology

Calque of German Stammherzogtum (literally “tribe-duchy”)

Inflected Forms

stem duchies (plural)

Questions

What does stem duchy mean?
A constituent duchy of the German Empire at the time of the extinction of the Carolingian dynasty (death of Louis the Child in 911) and through the transitional period leading to the formation of the Ottonian Empire.
Where does stem duchy come from?
Calque of German Stammherzogtum (literally “tribe-duchy”)

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