stem duchy
stem duchy · stem duchies
A constituent duchy of the German Empire at the time of the extinction of the…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.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)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.
Origin
Calque of German Stammherzogtum (literally “tribe-duchy”)Calque of German Stammherzogtum (literally “tribe-duchy”)
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Forms
plural: stem duchies| Singular | stem duchy |
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