duke

One entry found for duke.

Main Entry: ¹duke
Pronunciation: 'dük also 'dyük
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duc, from Latin duc-, dux, from ducere to lead -- more at TOW
1 : a sovereign male ruler of a continental European duchy
2 : a nobleman of the highest hereditary rank; especially : a member of the highest grade of the British peerage
3 [probably from dukes of York, rhyming slang for fork (hand, fist)] slang : FIST, HAND -- usually used in plural
- duke·dom /-d&m/ noun