DUKE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A British peer of the highest rank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("duke" is a kind of...):

peer (a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage)

Instance hyponyms:

Duke of Lancaster; John of Gaunt (the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399))

Derivation:

ducal (of or belonging to or suitable for a duke)

dukedom (the domain controlled by a duke or duchess)

dukedom (the dignity or rank or position of a duke)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A nobleman (in various countries) of high rank