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Noun

  • a British peer of the highest rank

  • a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

Usage examples

  • The Merovingian kings and dukes of Aquitaine had their capital at Toulouse.
  • For more information on the titles, see List of Grand Dukes of Russia.
  • This non-peerage title is accorded to younger sons of dukes and marquesses.
  • After Arnulf's death, the Dukes of Bavaria once again dominated the country.
  • This is an incomplete list of the known Merovingian-appointed dukes of Provence.
  • They resided in Milton, Massachusetts, and summered on Naushon Island in Dukes County, Massachusetts.
  • Liudolf revolted, and was deposed, and other dukes followed in quick succession.
  • Baldur's Gate is ruled by four grand dukes, the Council of Four.
  • Recent Dukes of Saint Albans have not held a landed estate.
  • "For successive Dukes of Queensberry see" Duke of Queensberry "and" Duke of Buccleuch.