duke

Meaning of duke

noun

a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages.
the fists, especially when raised in a fighting attitude.

verb

fight it out.

Old English (denoting the ruler of a duchy), from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc- ‘leader’; related to ducere ‘to lead’.

Information about duke

The plural form of duke is: dukes.
Languages in which duke is used:
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- English

Hyphenation of duke

duke

It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
duke is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Translation of duke

Spanish: duquesa, duque
Italian: duca
German: Herzog
French: duc
Portuguese: duque

Words that rhyme with duke

Duke, Marmaduke, caduke, beduke, archduke, antiduke, unduke, Heyduke, mayduke

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