see|Duke
English

Etymology
From Old (and modern) French duc, from Latin dux.

Pronunciation
IPA|/dju:k/ (Commonwealth), /du:k/ (US)
audio|en-us-duke.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�k|-u�k

Noun
en-noun

1. The male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess).
2. A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
3. Grand duke.
4. (slang, usually in plural dukes) A fist.

#:Put up your dukes!
#:This is thought to be derived from Wikipedia:Cockney rhyming slang|Cockney rhyming slang where Duke(s) of York = Fork. Fork is itself cockney slang for hand, and thus fist.
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Related terms
ducal
duchess
duchy
dukedom
archduke
grand duke
prince
nobility
monarch

Translations

trans-top|male ruler of a duchy
Catalan: duc m
Dutch: hertog m
Esperanto: duko
Finnish: herttua
French: duc m
German: Herzog m
Hebrew: ���ס
Hungarian: herceg
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Italian: duca m
Latin: dux m
Norwegian: hertug
Portuguese: duque m
Romanian: duce m
Russian: ге��ог m
Slovene: vojvoda m
Spanish: duque m

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trans-top|male holder of a dukedom
Catalan: duc
Finnish: herttua
Greek: δο�κα� (dukas)
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Hungarian: herceg
Slovene: vojvoda m
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trans-top|Grand duke
Greek: �έγα� �ο�κα� (megas dukas) m
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trans-top|slang: fist
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Breton: dug m -ed pl
ttbc|Latin: dux m
ttbc|Lithuanian: hercogas m (1, 2)

Derived terms
duke it out

See also
baron
count
countess
earl
marquess
marquis
viscount

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