royal duke
Britishnoun
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Eric Pierre, a pastor who teaches fifth-grade English in the Bronx, has taken up an additional title this summer: royal duke.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
Suspects ranged from low-life madmen to a royal duke.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2016
A certain royal duke had been much pleased with her and people had said some very nasty things about it.
From Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" by Williams, C. D. (Charles D.)
A royal duke should be addressed as Sir, not My Lord Duke; and referred to as Your Royal Highness.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
A duke who inherits the title from his father, stands one grade below a royal duke.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.
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