Definition of duke

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Duke (n.) In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king..

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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..
Duchess :: Duchess (n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right..
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..
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..
Unduke :: Unduke (v. t.) To deprive of dukedom.
Duke :: Duke (n.) In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king..
Caduke :: Caduke (a.) Perishable; frail; transitory.
Duke :: 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..
Archduchy :: Archduchy (n.) The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
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)..
Ducat :: Ducat (n.) A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke..
Duke :: Duke (v. i.) To play the duke.
Ambrosin :: Ambrosin (n.) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback..
Archduchess :: Archduchess (n.) The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See Archduke..
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..
Archducal :: Archducal (a.) Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy.
Ducal :: Ducal (a.) Of or pertaining to 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..
Dukeling :: Dukeling (n.) A little or insignificant duke.
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