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duke

DEFINITIONS OF: duke

1

n a British peer of the highest rank

Examples:
Duke of Lancaster
the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399)
Type of:
peer
a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

n a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

Type of:
Lord, noble, nobleman
a titled peer of the realm
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