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duke
duke /djuːk/ aep /duːk/ noun [C]
► F0 a man of very high rank in a country, or the ruler of a small independent countryThesaurus+: ↑Royalty, aristocracy and titles• • • Extra Examples:» They claim to be descendants of a French duke.» They trace their line of descent back to a French duke.» The duke is desirous of meeting you.» The order of precedence for titled nobility in Britain is duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron.» The play revolves round the betrothal of a duke to a doctor's daughter. |