grand duke
Americannoun
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the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king.
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a son of a czar or of a czar's son.
noun
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a prince or nobleman who rules a territory, state, or principality
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a son or a male descendant in the male line of a Russian tsar
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a medieval Russian prince who ruled over other princes
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of grand duke
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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In 1453, Dmitry Shemyaka, the grand duke of Moscow, sat down to a chicken dinner.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2020
That she and Nicholas, then a grand duke, had an affair is little doubted by historians.
From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2017
The grand duke mourns the absence of the wife who never loved him, and reveals to Zummo his secret commission: he wants the sculptor to make him a lifesize figure of a beautiful young woman.
From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2013
His grandmother’s French estate really was the Pavillon Colombe, where Edith Wharton spent her last days; his great-aunt really did marry a Russian grand duke who aided in the assassination of Rasputin.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2012
He had become the grand duke of Cold Sassy again.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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