Definitions for DUKE
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dukenoun

   a British peer of the highest rank

2. dukenoun

   a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dukenoun

   The male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess).

2. dukenoun

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

3. dukenoun

   A grand duke.

4. dukenoun

   A fist.

5. dukeverb

   To hit or beat with the fists.

6. Dukenoun

   The title of a duke.

7. Dukenoun

   ; mostly U.S. and rather rare.

8. Dukenoun

   A private university in North Carolina.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUKEnoun

   One of the highest order of nobility in England; in rank a nobleman next to the royal family.

   Etymology: duc, French; dux, Latin.

   The duke of Cornwal, and Regan his dutchess, will be here with him this night. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Aurmarle, Surrey, and Exeter must lose
   The names of dukes, their titles, dignities,
   And whatsoever profits thereby rise. Samuel Daniel, C. War.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. duke

   A Duke is a male noble of the highest rank, just below the monarch, in some European countries and historically in some of the sovereign families of Europe. This title is often hereditary and may be granted by a monarch as an honor. The female equivalent is a Duchess. In a broader sense, it may also refer to a leader or a person in-charge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Dukenoun

   a leader; a chief; a prince

2. Dukenoun

   in England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland

3. Dukenoun

   in some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king

4. Dukeverb

   to play the duke

5. Etymology: [F. duc, fr. L. dux, ducis, leader, commander, fr. ducere to lead; akin to AS. ten to draw; cf. AS. heretoga (here army) an army leader, general, G. herzog duke. See Tue, and cf. Doge, Duchess, Ducat, Duct, Adduce, Deduct.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Duke

   A duke or duchess can either be a monarch ruling over a duchy or a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch. The title comes from French duc, itself from the Latin dux, 'leader', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank, and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. During the Middle Ages the title signified first among the Germanic monarchies. Dukes were the rulers of the provinces and the superiors of the counts in the cities and later, in the feudal monarchies, the highest-ranking peers of the king. A duke may or may not be, ipso facto, a member of the nation's peerage: in the United Kingdom and Spain all dukes are/were also peers of the realm, in France some were and some were not, while the term is not applicable to dukedoms of other nations, even where an institution similar to the peerage existed. During the 19th century many of the smaller German and Italian states were ruled by Dukes or Grand Dukes. But presently, with the exception of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, there are no ruling dukes. Duke remains the highest hereditary title in Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain and the United Kingdom. The Pope, as a temporal sovereign, has also, though rarely, granted the title of Duke or Duchess to persons for services to the Holy See. In some realms the relative status of "duke" and "prince", as titles borne by the nobility rather than by members of reigning dynasties, varied, e.g. in Italy and the Netherlands.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. duke

   From the Latin dux, a “leader,” a title that first came into use when Constantine separated the civil and military commands in the provinces. This title was successively borrowed by the Goths and Franks, and since the time of the Black Prince, who was created first duke in England (Duke of Cornwall) in 1335, it has been a title of the nobility, ranking next below the blood royal.

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1. duke

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2. DUKE

   What does DUKE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DUKE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUKE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Duke is ranked #995 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Duke surname appeared 35,053 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 12 would have the surname Duke.
   
   85.4% or 29,953 total occurrences were White.
   8% or 2,832 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 1,164 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 687 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 217 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 200 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Nobleman
   • Peer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DUKE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2959

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DUKE' in Nouns Frequency: #1239

How to pronounce DUKE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DUKE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DUKE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DUKE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of DUKE in a Sentence

1. Buckingham Palace:

   After careful consideration, the Duke of Edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving license.

2. Donald Trump:

   I don't know anything about what you're even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists, so I don't know. I don't know -- did he endorse me, or what's going on? Because I know nothing about David Duke; I know nothing about white supremacists.

3. Michael Schoenfeld:

   Like many universities and community, Duke has had a summer reading for many years to give incoming students a shared intellectual experience with other members of the class, 'Fun Home' was ultimately chosen because it is a unique and moving book that transcends genres and explores issues that students are likely to confront.

4. Donald Trump:

   Just so you understand, I don't know anything about David Duke, OK?

5. Prince William:

   My family’s affection for the Royal Navy is well known, and as I saw the work taking place here today, I was thinking of myGrandfather, The Duke of Edinburgh, he would have been fascinated and very excited to see such advances in skills and technology being put into practice.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DUKE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Duke
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DUKE
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUKE
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DUKE
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html