duke /djuːk $ duːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: duc , from Latin dux 'leader' , from ducere 'to lead' ]
a man with the highest social rank outside the royal family ⇨ duchess :
the Duke of Norfolk
duke /djuːk $ duːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: duc , from Latin dux 'leader' , from ducere 'to lead' ]
a man with the highest social rank outside the royal family ⇨ duchess :
the Duke of Norfolk
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012