DUKE


Meaning of DUKE in English

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.