Duchy Op Lancaster
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
Those lands which formerly belonged to the dukes of Lancaster, and now belong to the crown in right of theduchy. The duchy is distinct from the county palatine of Lancaster, and includes not only the county, but also much territory at a distance from it, especially the Savoy in London and some Jand near Westminster.
38 Bl. Comm. 78.