Duke

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Someone who is a duke is part of the nobility.

A duke is higher than a count but lower than a king.

A female duke is a duchess.


The wife of a duke is a duchess.

The land that is ruled by a duke is a duchy.


The son of a duke inherits the duchy when the duke dies.

The word comes from the Latin word "dux", which means leader.

[edit] Other uses for Duke

  • Nickname, especally of actor John Wayne.
  • The last name of the main characters on the TV show Dukes of Hazzard
  • Raoul Duke, the alter-ego of Hunter S. Thompson
  • Uncle Duke, character in the comic strip Doonesbury based on Raoul.
  • A character from the action figure/cartoon/comic book series,GI Joe.
  • A university in the United States, Duke University.
  • Local Larne (Nothern Ireland) dialect meaning to avoid or to move swiftly through, over or away from.