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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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)..
Grace :: Grace (n.) The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England..
Dukeship :: Dukeship (n.) The quality or condition of being a duke; also, the personality of a duke..
Caduke :: Caduke (a.) Perishable; frail; transitory.
Archduke :: Archduke (n.) A prince of the imperial family of Austria.
Duchess :: Duchess (n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right..
Assibilation :: Assibilation (n.) Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch..
Duke :: Duke (n.) A leader; a chief; a prince.
Archduchy :: Archduchy (n.) The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
Mayduke :: Mayduke (n.) A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality.
Duchy :: Duchy (n.) The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.
Archducal :: Archducal (a.) Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy.
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..
Lord :: Lord (n.) A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a boron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank..
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..
Ducally :: Ducally (adv.) In the manner of a duke, or in a manner becoming the rank of a duke..
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..
Dukeling :: Dukeling (n.) A little or insignificant duke.
Archduchess :: Archduchess (n.) The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See Archduke..
Dukedom :: Dukedom (n.) The territory of a duke.
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