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Definition of the Duchy of Lancaster from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Duchy of Lancaster

 
/ðə ˌdʌtʃi əv ˈlæŋkəstə(r)/
 
/ðə ˌdʌtʃi əv ˈlæŋkæstər/
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  1. the areas of land, mainly in the English county of Lancashire, which have been owned by the King or Queen since 1399 and which now provide the money for the payments from the Privy Purse each year

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