duke
noun/djuːk/
/duːk/
- a nobleman of the highest rank
- the Duke of Edinburgh
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- (in some parts of Europe, especially in the past) a male ruler of a small independent stateTopics People in societyb2 see also archduke, duchess, duchy, grand duke
Word OriginOld English (denoting the ruler of a duchy), from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc- ‘leader’; related to ducere ‘to lead’.
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