duke

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see also: Duke

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /djuːk/, /dʒuːk/
• (America) IPA: /d(j)uːk/

Noun

duke (plural dukes)

1. The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
2. The sovereign of a small state.
3. A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.

   Hypernyms: title, holder

   Coordinate terms: baron#English|baron, count#English|count, countess#English|countess, earl#English|earl, marquis#English|marquis, marquess#English|marquess, viscount#English|viscount, prince#English|prince, monarch#English|monarch

4. A grand duke.
5. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Bassarona and Dophla.
6. (slang, usually, in the plural) A fist.

   Put up your dukes!

Related terms

• ducal
• duchess
• duchy

Translations

• French: duc
• German: Herzog
• Italian: duca
• Portuguese: duque
• Russian: ге́рцог
• Spanish: duque

Translations

• Portuguese: duque
• Spanish: duque

Translations

• German: Großherzog
• Portuguese: grão-duque

Verb

duke (dukes, present participle duking; past and past participle duked)

1. (transitive, informal) To hit or beat with the fists.
2. (slang, transitive) To give cash to; to give a tip to.

   Synonyms: tip

   I duked him twenty dollars.

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Duke

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Proper noun

1. The title of a duke.
2. A male given name; mostly US and rather rare.
3. A private university in North Carolina.
4. Surname for service in the household of a duke, or from a nickname.
5. (informal) The American actor John Wayne.
6. (informal) Duke University.

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