dukedom
Aristocrat's inherited domain
A dukedom is the territory ruled by a duke, or the rank and title itself.
The word appears in historical contexts describing European nobility: The dukedom passed to his eldest son.
Someone who inherits or is granted a dukedom becomes a duke or duchess.
System of noble ranks
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- marquessateDomain of a marquess
- viscountcyRank of a viscount
barony · rank · lordship · gentry · ennoblement · succession · heir apparent · primogeniture
Area of control
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- estateProperty and grounds
- landholdingsOwned tracts of terrain
principality · duchy · dominion · province · manor · barony · county · palatinate
Land-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefGranted feudal estate
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
manor · knight · squire · homage · tenure · allegiance · bannerman · retainer
One's relative position
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
dignity · renown · esteem · lineage · pedigree · birthright · legacy · dynasty
Supreme independent authority
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- reignSovereign's time in power
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
authority · stewardship · court · regency · autonomy · prerogative · decree · chancellery
peerage
System of noble ranks
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- marquessateDomain of a marquess
viscountcy · barony · rank · lordship · gentry · ennoblement · succession · heir apparent · primogeniture · coronet
domain
Area of control
landholdings · principality · duchy · dominion · province · manor · barony · county · palatinate · marches
vassal
Land-holding sworn subordinate
serfdom · manor · knight · squire · homage · tenure · allegiance · bannerman · retainer · overlord
status
One's relative position
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
grandeur · dignity · renown · esteem · lineage · pedigree · birthright · legacy · dynasty · ancestry
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- reignSovereign's time in power
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
administration · authority · stewardship · court · regency · autonomy · prerogative · decree · chancellery · privy council
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, baron
- aristocratic institutionsmonarchy, peerage, nobility, royal court, privy council
- feudal landsfief, fiefdom, demesne, manor, barony
- inheritanceinheritance, inheritances, heir, heirs, heiress
- nobility titlesking, queen, prince, princess, baron
dukedomkingdom
Monarch's ruled territory
barony · earldom · viscountcy · empire · county
dukedomrepublic
State with elected leaders
democracy · meritocracy · commune · commonwealth · classless society