Definitions for Dukeduk, dyuk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dukeduk, dyuk(n.)
(in Continental Europe) the male ruler of a duchy; the sovereign of a small state.
Category: Government
a British nobleman holding the highest hereditary title outside the royal family, ranking immediately below a prince and above a marquis.
Category: Government
a nobleman of corresponding rank in certain other countries.
Category: Government
a cultivated hybrid of the sweet and sour cherry.
Category: Plants
dukes,Slang. fists or hands.
Category: Status (usage)
Idioms for duke:
duke it out,to fight, esp. with the fists; do battle.
Category: Idiom
Origin of duke:
1100–50; ME duke, duc, late OE duc < OF duc, dus, dux < ML dux hereditary ruler of a small state, L: leader, commander
Princeton's WordNet
duke(noun)
a British peer of the highest rank
duke(noun)
a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
Duke(noun)duk, dyuk
a high-ranking European nobleman
Wiktionary
duke(Noun)
The male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess).
duke(Noun)
A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
duke(Noun)
A grand duke.
duke(Noun)
A fist.
duke(Verb)
To hit or beat with the fists.
Duke(ProperNoun)
The title of a duke.
Duke(ProperNoun)
; mostly U.S. and rather rare.
Duke(ProperNoun)
A private university in North Carolina.
Webster Dictionary
Duke(noun)
a leader; a chief; a prince
Duke(noun)
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
Duke(noun)
in some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king
Duke(verb)
to play the duke
Translations for Duke
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
duke(noun)
a nobleman of the highest rank.
- hertogAfrikaans
- دوقArabic
- херцогBulgarian
- duquePortuguese (BR)
- vévodaCzech
- der HerzogGerman
- hertugDanish
- δούκαςGreek
- duqueSpanish
- hertsogEstonian
- دوکFarsi
- herttuaFinnish
- ducFrench
- דוּכָּסHebrew
- इंग्लैंड में एक पदवीHindi
- vojvodaCroatian
- hercegHungarian
- gelar bangsawanIndonesian
- hertogiIcelandic
- ducaItalian
- 公爵Japanese
- 공작Korean
- hercogasLithuanian
- hercogsLatvian
- bangsawanMalay
- hertogDutch
- hertugNorwegian
- książęPolish
- شخصيت برازنده مانند پادشاه يا دوکPersian
- غټ سړي لكه پاچا يا دوكPashto
- duquePortuguese
- duceRomanian
- герцогRussian
- vojvodaSlovak
- vojvodaSlovenian
- vojvodaSerbian
- hertigSwedish
- ขุนนางชั้นสูงของอังกฤษThai
- dükTurkish
- 公爵Chinese (Trad.)
- герцогUkrainian
- امرا کے طبقے کا سبسے اعلی خطابUrdu
- công tướcVietnamese
- 公爵，（俚）手，拳头Chinese (Simp.)
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