dukenoun [ C ]
uk/dʒuːk/us/duːk/a man of very high rank in a country, or the ruler of a small independent country
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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accession
- archduke
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
- baron
- er
- esquire
- grace
- hereditary peer
- Highness
- Mr
- Mrs
- nobility
- noble
- nobleman
- sire
- sovereign
- squire
- sultan
- throne
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Examples from literature
- And finally, as you saw, she drove off to the house of the duke, still in high good humor.
- It was the king and the duke.
- The duke was thinking he'd been doing pretty well till the king come to show up, but after that he didn't think so so much.
- There is only one difficulty, duke.
- Whatever he might pretend, the duke secretly confessed his son's superiority and his genius for intrigue, and he was now extremely anxious to consult him.