Definition of duke Duke
/duΛk/ - [duk] - Duke
We found 15 definitions of duke from 7 different sources.
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What does duke mean?
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- duke (n.)
A leader; a chief; a prince. - duke (n.)
In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland. - duke (n.)
In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king. - duke (v. i.)
To play the duke.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer π₯
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duke
From the Latin dux, a βleader,β a title that first came into use when Constantine separated the civil and military commands in the provinces. This title was successively borrowed by the Goths and Franks, and since the time of the Black Prince, who was created first duke in England (Duke of Cornwall) in 1335, it has been a title of the nobility, ranking next below the blood royal.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue π
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duke
A queer unaccountable fellow.
Wikipedia 
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Someone who is a duke is part of the nobility.
is higher than a count but lower than a king.
A female duke is a duchess.
The wife of a duke is a duchess.
The land that is ruled by a duke is a duchy.
The son of a duke inherits the duchy when the duke dies.
The word comes from the Latin word "dux", which means leader.
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π€- duke, noun, singular of dukes.
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