Duke

[Duke]

A British peer of the highest rank

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A leader; a chief; a prince.

Noun
a British peer of the highest rank

Noun
a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

n.
A leader; a chief; a prince.

n.
In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland.

n.
In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king.

v. i.
To play the duke.

Duke

Duke n. [F. duc, fr. L. dux, ducis, leader, commander, fr. ducere to lead; akin to AS. te'a2n to draw; cf. AS. heretoga (here army) an army leader, general, G. herzog duke. See Tue, and cf. Doge, Duchess, Ducat, Duct, Adduce, Deduct.] 1. A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs.]
Hannibal, duke of Carthage.
All were dukes once, who were "duces" -- captains or leaders of their people.
2. In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland. 3. In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king. Duke's coronet. See Illust. of Coronet. -- To dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without dinner. See under Dine.

Duke

Duke, v. i. To play the duke. [Poetic]
Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence.

A leader; a chief; a prince.

To play the duke.

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Usage Examples

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

So I'm a young boy in the 1940s growing up, seeing Ralph Bunche on a regular basis, seeing Duke Ellington on a regular basis. We know that these people are famous. They're living in the same community as we live in. They go to the same stores and shops.

We all know how powerful the web can be for raising political money. Well, if you're game, the Duke Cunningham Legal Defense Fund is apparently ready to accept your donation.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I went to Duke University in the medical track. And then I decided I wanted to do something more creative, so I switched to biochemistry at Nebraska.

I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty Duke Show. I would go to bed at about 10 o'clock on a Friday night and not get up again until 6:30 Monday morning.

In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!

When I was a teenager I would lock myself in the bathroom for hours, bouffanting my hair like Patty Duke and trying to recreate Barbra Streisand's flawless eyeliner, only to comb it all out and wash it all off before stepping out into the world a butchish bisexual teen.