English-Thai Dictionary

duke

N ท่าน ดยุค  ขุนนาง ชั้นสูง ของ อังกฤษ  aristocrat nobleman peer citizen commoner tan-duek

 

dukedom

N ดินแดน ปกครอง ของ ดยุค  duchy din-dan-pok-krong-khong-da-yook

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DUKE

n.[G., L, to lead; to draw, to tug. Gr. ] 1. In Great Britain, one of the highest order of nobility; a title of honor or nobility next below the princes; as the Duke of Bedford or of Cornwall.
2. In some countries on the Continent, a sovereign prince, without the title of king; as the Duke of Holstein, of Savoy, of Parma, etc.
3. A chief; a prince; as the dukes of Edom. Genesis 36:15 -43.

 

DUKEDOM

n. 1. The seignory or possessions of a duke; the territory of a duke.
2. The title or quality of a duke.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DUKE

Duke n. Etym: [F. duc, fr. L. dux, ducis, leader, commander, fr. ducere to lead; akin to AS. teón to draw; cf. AS. heretoga (here army ) an army leader, general, G. herzog duke. See Tue, and cf. Doge, Duchess, Ducat, Duct, Adduce, Deduct. ]

 

1. A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs. ] Hannibal, duke of Carthage. Sir T. Elyot. All were dukes once, who were "duces " -- captains or leaders of their people. Trench.

 

2. In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland.

 

3. In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king. Duke's coronet. See Illust. of Coronet. -- To dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without dinner. See under Dine.

 

DUKE

DUKE Duke, v. i.

 

Defn: To play the duke. [Poetic ] Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. Shak.

 

DUKEDOM

DUKEDOM Duke "dom, n.

 

1. The territory of a duke.

 

2. The title or dignity of a duke. Shak.

 

DUKELING

DUKELING Duke "ling, n.

 

Defn: A little or insignificant duke. Ford.

 

DUKESHIP

DUKESHIP Duke "ship, n.

 

Defn: The quality or condition of being a duke; also, the personality of a duke. Massinger.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

duke

duke |d (y )o͞ok d (j )uk | ▶noun 1 a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages. • chiefly historical (in some parts of Europe ) a male ruler of a small independent state. 2 (dukes ) informal the fists, esp. when raised in a fighting attitude. [from rhyming slang Duke of Yorks ‘forks ’ (= fingers ).] PHRASES duke it out informal fight it out. ORIGIN Old English (denoting the ruler of a duchy ), from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc- ‘leader ’; related to ducere ‘to lead. ’

 

duke cherry

duke cher ry ▶noun a cultivated cherry that is a hybrid between the mazzard and the morello. [Prunus × gondouinii, family Rosaceae. ]

 

dukedom

duke dom |ˈd (y )o͞okdəm ˈd (j )ukdəm | ▶noun a territory ruled by a duke. • the rank of duke.

 

Oxford Dictionary

duke

duke |djuːk | ▶noun 1 a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages. • chiefly historical (in some parts of Europe ) a male ruler of a small independent state. 2 (dukes ) informal the fists, especially when raised in a fighting attitude. [from rhyming slang Duke of Yorks ‘forks ’ (= fingers ).] ▶verb [ no obj. ] (duke it out ) N. Amer. informal fight it out. ORIGIN Old English (denoting the ruler of a duchy ), from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc- ‘leader ’; related to ducere ‘to lead ’.

 

duke cherry

duke cherry ▶noun a cultivated cherry which is a hybrid between the sweet cherry and the sour cherry. ●Prunus × gondouinii, family Rosaceae.

 

dukedom

duke |dom |ˈdjuːkdəm | ▶noun a territory ruled by a duke. • the rank of duke.

 

Duke of Argyll's tea tree

Duke of Argyll's tea tree ▶noun see tea tree ( sense 2 ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Duke

Duke Substantiv, maskulin , der |djuːk |der Duke; Genitiv: des Duke [s ], Plural: die Dukes englisch duke < französisch duc, Duc 1 ohne Plural höchster Rang des Adels in Großbritannien 2 Adliger dieses Ranges

 

Düker

Dü ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |D ü ker |der Düker; Genitiv: des Dükers, Plural: die Düker aus dem Niederdeutschen, eigentlich = Taucher < mittelniederdeutsch dǖker 1 Rohrleitung für einen Wasserlauf, der unter einem Verkehrsweg (z. B. einer Straße ) hindurchgeleitet wird 2 landschaftlich Tauchente

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

duke

duke /d j uːk /〖語源は 「指導者 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 1 〖しばしばD -〗公爵 （こうしやく ）〘王室以外で最高位の貴族; 尊称はyour grace 〙.関連 貴族は英国ではduke (公爵 ), marquess (侯爵 ), earl (伯爵 ), viscount (子爵 ), baron (男爵 )などに分かれている. 大陸ではduke, marquess, earlの代わりにprince, marquis, countを用いる. これに対する女性形は, duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess, baroness. 大陸ではmarchionessをmarquiseという .2 ｟俗 やや古 ｠〖～s 〗こぶし, げんこつ .3 (欧州の )公国 (duchy )の君主, 公 ; 大公 .4 〘植 〙デューク種 〘サクランボの一種 〙.D ù ke of K é nt ＝rent (→rhyming slang ).動詞 (!主に次の句で ) . d ù ke it ó ut ｟米 くだけて ｠なぐり合いのけんかをする, なぐり合いで決着をつける .

 

dukedom

duke dom /d j úːkdəm /名詞 C 1 公爵の位 [肩書き ].2 公爵の領地, 公国 (duchy ).