What does "duke" mean?
Duke: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.To play the duke. [Poetic] Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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