the Duchy of Lancaster
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- 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
兰开斯特公国（Duchy of Lancaster）：该地区主要位于英国兰开夏郡（Lancashire），自1399年以来由国王或王后拥有，现在每年向枢密院钱包支付款项