duke
IPA: dˈuk
noun
- The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
- The sovereign of a small state.
- A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
- A grand duke.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Bassarona and Dophla.
- (slang, usually in the plural) A fist.
- The title of a duke.
- (countable) A male given name from English; mostly US and rather rare.
- (countable) A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of a duke, or from a nickname.
- (informal) A male nickname.
- (informal, usually with the definite article) The American actor John Wayne.
- (informal) Ellipsis of Duke University, a private university in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
verb
- (transitive, informal) To hit or beat with the fists.
- (slang, transitive) To give cash to; to give a tip to.
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Examples of "duke" in Sentences
- This did not conciliate the duke.
- The duke complained to the senate.
- The Duke is in a very forgiving mood.
- Duke was the head advisor of the campaign.
- The forgery is then delivered to the Dukes.
- She is the middle child of King Lear and married to the Duke of Cornwall.
- Later he became intimate with the Prince Consort and the Duke of Leinster.
- The dukes of Burgundy systematically became the lord of different provinces.
- The kings of Denmark and the dukes of Normandy enjoyed a similar prerogative.
- The bishops had to intervene again in order to appease the king and the dukes.