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Dukes

The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

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noun
  1. 1

    The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

  2. 2

    The sovereign of a small state.

  3. 3

    A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.

  4. 4

    A grand duke.

verb
  1. 1

    To hit or beat with the fists.

  2. 2

    To give cash to; to give a tip to.

    "I duked him twenty dollars."

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WordDefinition
royaltynounThe rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
capsnounCapital letters; capitals.
atenounA respectful title or form of address for an older woman.
fistsnounA hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
oldsnoun(informal) Oldsmobile, a brand of car by GM.
daddynoun(usually childish) Father.
unclenounThe brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
bank of mum and dadnoun(UK, humorous) One's parents, regarded as a source of financial support.
parental unitnounThe parent or parents present in a family, considered as a unit.
folksnoun(US) People in general; everybody or anybody.
old mannoun(literally) An elderly man.
folknoun(collective plural) People, persons.
fathernounA male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
majorGreater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
parentnoun(often in the plural) A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
duchessnounThe wife or widow of a duke.
mamawnoun(US, dialect, Southern US) One's grandmother, especially one's maternal grandmother.
eldmothernoun(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandmother or other female ancestor, or one's mother-in-law.
eldfathernoun(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
mommanoun(US, colloquial) Mother.

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