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Definitions of duke in various dictionaries:
noun - a British peer of the highest rank
noun - a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
A nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain.
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| North Carolina: slang for a single fist |
| This European title comes from the Latin for "leader" & ranks just below a prince |
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| Used as the title for such a nobleman. |
| Slang A fist. Often used in the plural: Put up your dukes |
| Botany A type of cherry intermediate between a sweet and a sour cherry. |
| To fight, especially with fists: duking it out. |
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A duke (male) or duchess (female) can either be a monarch ruling over a duchy or a member of royalty or nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch. The title comes from French duc, itself from the Latin dux, 'leader', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic or Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. * The title dux survived in the Eastern Roman Empire where it was used in several contexts signifying a rank equivalent to a captain or general. Later on, in the 11th century, the title Megas Doux was introduced for the post of commander-in-chief of the entire navy. * During the Middle Ages the title (as Herzog) signified first among the Germanic monarchies. Dukes were the rulers of the provinces and the superiors of the counts in the cities and later, in the feudal monarchies, the highest-ranking peers of the king. A duke may or may not be, ipso facto, a m |
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