Definition of duke
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Examples of duke in a sentence
Put up your dukes and fight, you coward!
Origin and Etymology of duke
Middle English, from Anglo-French duc, from Latin duc-, dux, from ducere to lead — more at 1tow
First Known Use: 12th century
Other Government and Politics Terms
duke
Definition of duke
duked
;duking
intransitive verb
: fight
duke it out
: to engage in a fight and especially a fistfight
Circa 1947
First Known Use of duke
circa 1947
Duke
playDefinition of Duke
Benjamin Newton 1855–1929 and his brother James Buchanan 1856–1925 American tobacco industrialists
DUKE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of duke for English Language Learners
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: a man of very high rank in the British nobility
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: the ruler of an independent area of land especially in some parts of Europe in the past
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dukes : fists or hands
DUKE Defined for Kids
duke
playDefinition of duke for Students
: a man of the highest rank of the British nobility
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