duke
a British peer of the highest rank
How often you will meet it
Rank 885 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,809 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a British peer of the highest rank
- a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
duke in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Unto my lord the duke, The best of welcome.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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The Duke of Gloucester was in command of the vanguard.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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And even the almighty duke failed to get him into Damer's, another grievance.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Meanwhile the garter was girded on the leg of the newly-elected knight, and buckled by the Duke of Suffolk.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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A certain royal duke had been much pleased with her and people had said some very nasty things about it.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1