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grand duke

American  

noun

  1. the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king.

  2. a son of a czar or of a czar's son.

grand duke British  

noun

  1. a prince or nobleman who rules a territory, state, or principality

  2. a son or a male descendant in the male line of a Russian tsar

  3. a medieval Russian prince who ruled over other princes

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Origin of grand duke

First recorded in 1685–95

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It belongs at present to the Grand duke of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach.

From Fairy Tales from the German Forests by Arndt, Margaret

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