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Topic: OFFICIALS

Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: duc, from Latin dux 'leader', from ducere 'to lead'

duke

 noun
     
duke [countable]
PGO a man with the highest social rank outside the royal family [↪ duchess]:
the Duke of Norfolk
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