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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Archduchy :: Archduchy (n.) The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
Grace :: Grace (n.) The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England..
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..
Duchess :: Duchess (n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right..
Mayduke :: Mayduke (n.) A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality.
Dukeship :: Dukeship (n.) The quality or condition of being a duke; also, the personality of a duke..
Grand-ducal :: Grand-ducal (a.) Of or pertaining to a grand duke.
Archdukedom :: Archdukedom (n.) An archduchy.
Duke :: Duke (n.) In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king..
Ambrosin :: Ambrosin (n.) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback..
Ducal :: Ducal (a.) Of or pertaining to a 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)..
Title :: Title (n.) An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc..
Lordship :: Lordship (n.) The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc..
Archduchess :: Archduchess (n.) The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See Archduke..
Caduke :: Caduke (a.) Perishable; frail; transitory.
Marquis :: Marquis (n.) A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent..
Dukedom :: Dukedom (n.) The title or dignity of a duke.
Peer :: Peer (n.) A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron; as, a peer of the realm..
Ducally :: Ducally (adv.) In the manner of a duke, or in a manner becoming the rank of a duke..
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