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duke I. \ˈd(y)ük\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English duc, duke, from Old French duc, from Latin duc-, dux leader, commander, from ducere to lead — more at tow 1. obsolete : leader, chief 2. : a sovereign prince or ruler of a duchy on the continent of Europe 3. a. : a nobleman of the highest hereditary rank in certain continental European countries b. : a member of the first and highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain 4. slang a. : fist; also : hand — usually used in plural b. : the raised fist as a symbol of victory (as in a prizefight) < the winner was given the duke at the end of the fight > c. : a player's hand of cards 5. also duke cherry : any of several cultivated cherries that are intermediate in characteristics between sweet cherries and sour cherries and are usually considered to have originated by hybridization of these — compare bigarreau cherry, heart cherry II. \ˈdük\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: duke (fist), probably from Duke of York, rhyming slang for fork hand, fist : fight • - duke it out |