duke
duke is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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 called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to play the duke. [Poetic] Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. Shak called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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