duke
noun /djuːk/
/duːk/
- a nobleman of the highest rank
- the Duke of Edinburgh
- (in some parts of Europe, especially in the past) a male leader of a small independent state see also archduke, duchess, duchy, grand duke
Word OriginOld English (denoting the ruler of a duchy), from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc- ‘leader’; related to ducere ‘to lead’.