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grand duke
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Princeton's WordNet
grand dukenoun
a prince who rules a territory
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grand dukenoun
Ruler or monarch of a grand duchy.
grand dukenoun
Son or grandson of a czar (emperor) of the Russian Empire. (A more literal translation of the Russian would be "grand prince".)
Etymology: grant duc, from grandis + dux, from the verb duco.
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grand duke
A grand duke is a title of nobility typically ranking below a king or emperor but higher than a sovereign duke. Historically, the title was primarily used by rulers in Eastern and Central Europe, like Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grand Duchy of Moscow, and Grand Duchy of Finland. These positions were hereditary, often referred to the monarch or ruler of self-governed duchy. The word "grand" signifies a higher rank than a simple duke.
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Grand duke
The title grand duke or great duke is used in Western Europe and particularly in Germanic countries for provincial sovereigns. Grand duke ranks in order of precedence below a king but higher than a sovereign duke. Grand duke is also the usual and established translation of grand prince in languages which do not differentiate between princes who are children of a monarch and ruling princes. English and French also use grand duke in this way. The title grand duke as translation of grand prince and the proper title grand duke have clearly different meanings and a separate background. Compare with the article grand prince. The territory of a grand duke is referred to as a grand duchy. The feminine form of grand duke is grand duchess. Translations for grand duke include: in Latin, magnus dux; in Spanish, gran duque; in Russian, великий князь; in German, Großherzog, Italian gran duca; in French, grand-duc; in Portuguese, grão-duque; in Finnish, suurherttua; in Polish, wielki książę; in Hungarian, nagyherceg; in Swedish, storhertig; in Dutch & Afrikaans, groothertog; in Danish, storhertug; in Lithuanian, didysis kunigaikštis; in Latvian, lielhertogs; in Czech velkovévoda or velkokníže.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grand duke in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grand duke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- velkokníže, velkovévodaCzech
- Großherzog, GroßfürstGerman
- granddukoEsperanto
- gran duqueSpanish
- suurherttuaFinnish
- adipati agung, haryapatihIndonesian
- stórhertogi, stórfurstiIcelandic
- granducaItalian
- הדוכס הגדולHebrew
- សម្ដេចចៅពញា, លោកអ្នកឧកញ៉ាKhmer
- lielhercogsLatvian
- wielki książęPolish
- grão-duquePortuguese
- великий герцог, великий князь, эрцгерцогRussian
- storfursteSwedish
- பிரபுதேவாTamil
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