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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Duke \Duke\n. [F. duc, fr L. dux, ducis leader, commander, fr ducere to lead; akin to AS te['o]n to draw; cf AS heretoga (here army) an army leader, general, G. herzog duke. See {Tue}, and cf {Doge}, {Duchess}, {Ducat}, {Duct}, {Adduce}, {Deduct}.] 1. A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs.] Hannibal, duke of Carthage. --Sir T. Elyot. All were dukes once, who were ``duces'' -- captains or leaders of their people. --Trench. 2. In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland. 3. In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king. {Duke's coronet}. See {Illust}. of {Coronet}. {To dine with Duke Humphrey}, to go without dinner. See under {Dine}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Duke \Duke\, v. i. To play the duke. [Poetic] Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. -- Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: duke n 1: a British peer of the highest rank 2: a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Duke, MO Zip code(s): 65461 Duke, OK Zip code(s): 73532 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Duke derived from the Latin dux, meaning "a leader;" Arabic, "a sheik." This word is used to denote the phylarch or chief of a tribe (Gen. 36:15-43; Ex 15:15; 1 Chr. 1:51-54).
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