Definition of duke

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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..

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Duchess :: Duchess (n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right..
Ambrosin :: Ambrosin (n.) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback..
Dukedom :: Dukedom (n.) The territory of a duke.
Archduchy :: Archduchy (n.) The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
Portland Vase :: Portland vase () A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of Portland, and kept in the British Museum..
Duke :: Duke (n.) A leader; a chief; a prince.
Fitz :: Fitz (n.) A son; -- used in compound names, to indicate paternity, esp. of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood; as, Fitzroy, the son of the king; Fitzclarence, the son of the duke of Clarence..
Prince :: Prince (a.) A title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in different countries. In England it belongs to dukes, marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal family only. In Italy a prince is inferior to a duke as a member of a particular order of nobility; in Spain he is always one of the royal family..
Archduke :: Archduke (n.) A prince of the imperial family of Austria.
Grace :: Grace (n.) The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England..
Caduke :: Caduke (a.) Perishable; frail; transitory.
Unduke :: Unduke (v. t.) To deprive of dukedom.
Ducally :: Ducally (adv.) In the manner of a duke, or in a manner becoming the rank of a duke..
Ducat :: Ducat (n.) A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke..
Dukeling :: Dukeling (n.) A little or insignificant duke.
Cherry :: Cherry (n.) The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from Medoc in France)..
Archdukedom :: Archdukedom (n.) An archduchy.
Title :: Title (n.) An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc..
Archducal :: Archducal (a.) Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy.
Grand-ducal :: Grand-ducal (a.) Of or pertaining to a grand duke.
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