duke
(in Continental Europe) the male ruler of a duchy; the sovereign of a small state.
a British nobleman holding the highest hereditary title outside the royal family, ranking immediately below a prince and above a marquis; a member of the highest rank of the British peerage.
a nobleman of corresponding rank in certain other countries.
a cultivated hybrid of the sweet and sour cherry.
dukes, Slang. fists; hands: Put up your dukes.
Slang. to hit or thrash with the fists (sometimes followed by out): He duked me because he said I had insulted him.The bully said he was going to duke out anyone who disagreed.
Idioms about duke
duke it out, to fight, especially with the fists; do battle:The adversaries were prepared to duke it out in the alley.
Origin of duke
1Words Nearby duke
Other definitions for Duke (2 of 2)
Benjamin Newton, 1855–1929, and his brother, James Buchanan, 1856–1925, U.S. industrialists.
a male given name.
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How to use duke in a sentence
duke was a state representative whose neo-Nazi alliances were disgorged in media reports during his run for governor in 1991.
Scalise never would have spoken to EURO had duke been there in person.
But after winning 55 percent of the white vote, duke had a database of supporters some politicians coveted.
The “doctorate” duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as described by the State Department.
“I did not contribute to him, he did not contribute to me,” duke said.
Without preface, he abruptly asked, what had been told him of the duke of Wharton's behaviour the preceding night.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterOne evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and duke Wharton enter together.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterMartini was on his mission to Vienna; but another valet was put into the chariot to support the duke.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterWharton and Louis had withdrawn their hands at the same instant they caught his eye; and the duke turned into the circle.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe duke found no difficulty in awakening the wishes, which were necessary to his scheme, in the mind of young Lorraine.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for duke
/ (djuːk) /
a nobleman of high rank: in the British Isles standing above the other grades of the nobility
the prince or ruler of a small principality or duchy
Origin of duke
1Other words from duke
- Related adjective: ducal
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