Duke Definition

do͝ok, dyo͝ok
duked, dukes, duking
noun
A nobleman of the highest hereditary rank below that of prince.
Webster's New World
A prince who rules an independent duchy.
Webster's New World
Any of several varieties of cherry created by crossing a sweet cherry with a sour cherry.
Webster's New World
The fists or hands.
Webster's New World

A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.

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verb
To fight, especially with fists.
Duking it out.
American Heritage
To hit or fight with the fists.
Webster's New World
pronoun

The title of a duke.

Wiktionary
A male given name; mostly US and rather rare.
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A private university in North Carolina.
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idiom
duke it out
  • to fight, esp. with the fists
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Duke

Noun

Singular:
duke
Plural:
dukes

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Origin of Duke

  • Middle English from Old French duc from Latin dux duc- leader from dūcere to lead deuk- in Indo-European roots N., sense 4, short for Duke of Yorks rhyming slang for forks fingers

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French duc, from Latin dux.

    From Wiktionary

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Duke Sentence Examples

  • In 1814-1815, before the decrees of the Vienna Congress were known, an extraordinary attempt was made by Philippe d'Auvergne of the British navy, the cousin and adopted son of the last duke, to revive the ancient duchy of Bouillon.

  • The Grand Duke was there because it suited him to be.

  • Having borne the title of duke of Montpensier until his grandfather's death in 1752, he became duke of Chartres, and in 1769 married Louise Marie Adelaide de Bourbon-Penthievre, daughter and heiress of the duke of Penthievre, grand admiral of France, and the richest heiress of the time.

  • Henry, the Duke of Richmond, made war upon him and defeated him in a great battle.

  • The duke of Dorset's reappointment to the lord-lieutenancy in 1751, with his son Lord George Sackville as secretary of state for Ireland, strengthened the primate's position and enabled him to triumph over the popular party on the constitutional question as to the right of the Irish House of Commons to dispose of surplus Irish revenue, which the government maintained was the property of the Crown.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUK

Words Ending With

EKEUKE

Unscrambles

duke

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DU & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With KE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With E
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