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DUKE
duke
(noun) a British peer of the highest rank
duke
(noun) a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
(plural )
The title of a duke.
(countable) A male given name from English; mostly US and rather rare.
(countable) A surname for service in the household of a duke, or from a nickname.
(informal) A male nickname
(informal, usually with the definite article) The American actor John Wayne.
(informal) Ellipsis of Duke University, a private university in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Etymology
Noun
duke (plural dukes)
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
The sovereign of a small state.
A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
Hypernyms: title, holder
Coordinate terms: baron, count, countess, earl, marquis, marquess, viscount, prince, monarch
A grand duke.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Bassarona and Dophla.
(slang, usually, in the plural) A fist.
Verb
duke (third-person singular simple present dukes, present participle duking, simple past and past participle duked)
(transitive, informal) To hit or beat with the fists.
(slang, transitive) To give cash to; to give a tip to.
Synonym: tip
Source: Wiktionary
Duke n. Etym: [F. duc, fr. L. dux, ducis, leader, commander, fr. ducere to lead; akin to AS. teón to draw; cf. AS. heretoga (here army) an army leader, general, G. herzog duke. See Tue, and cf. Doge, Duchess, Ducat, Duct, Adduce, Deduct.]
1. A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs.] Hannibal, duke of Carthage. Sir T. Elyot. All were dukes once, who were "duces" -- captains or leaders of their people. Trench.
2. 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.
3. In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king. Duke's coronet. See Illust. of Coronet.
– To dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without dinner. See under Dine.
Duke, v. i.
Definition: To play the duke. [Poetic] Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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