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Definitions of duke in various dictionaries:
noun - a British peer of the highest rank
noun - a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
A nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain.
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| This N.C. univ. built by tobacco magnates once had separate colleges: Trinity College & Woman's College |
| It's the highest title in the British peerage, pilgrim |
| N.C.'s Trinity College changed its name to this after a tobacco family that gave the school millions |
| Edward Ellington |
| When he lived in Glendale, California as a young boy, John Wayne's family had an airedale named this |
| This university's Blue Devils nickname was derived from an elite French Alpine fighting unit of WWI |
| The first laboratory for the study of parapsychology was established at this N.C. univ. in the '20s |
| Elizabeth Dole & William Styron: this North Carolina university |
| When playing against hated North Carolina in NCAA hoops, the Cameron Crazies of this school get loud |
| At the top, Prince Andrew is the one of York |
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| a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages. |
| a British peer of the highest rank |
| a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank |
| a man of very high rank in a country, or the ruler of a small independent country |
| (in some countries) a title of a man who has a very high social rank or who is the ruler of a small, independent country, or the person himself |
| A male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages. |
| The fists, especially when raised in a fighting attitude. |
| Fight it out. |
| A nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain. |
| A sovereign prince who rules an independent duchy in some European countries. |
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A duke (male) or duchess (female) can either be a monarch ruling over a duchy or a member of royalty or nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch. The title comes from French duc, itself from the Latin dux, 'leader', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic or Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. * The title dux survived in the Eastern Roman Empire where it was used in several contexts signifying a rank equivalent to a captain or general. Later on, in the 11th century, the title Megas Doux was introduced for the post of commander-in-chief of the entire navy. * During the Middle Ages the title (as Herzog) signified first among the Germanic monarchies. Dukes were the rulers of the provinces and the superiors of the counts in the cities and later, in the feudal monarchies, the highest-ranking peers of the king. A duke may or may not be, ipso facto, a m |
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