duke, duk

[A word introduced by the Normans. Fr. duc; Lat. ducem, acc us. of dux = a leader; duco =to lead; Sp. & Port. duque, Ital. duca, duce.] *1. A leader, a prince, a chief, a commander. "And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah." Gen. xxxvi. 18. 2. In Great Britain the highest rank in the peerage. A duke's coronet consists of a chased gold circle, having on IMG:content-0625.png:[merged small][graphic][merged small] *4. An old name for the rook or castle in che . " E. There's the full number of the game; Kings, and their pawns, queen, bishops, knights, and dukes. J. Dukes! they're called rooks by some. E. Corruptively. Le roch, the word, custodié de la roch, The keeper of the forts." Middle ton: Game of Che (Induct.). *5. A bird of prey, usually explained to be the horned-owl. "She doth not prey upon dead fowl for the likene that is between them; where the eagles, the dukes , and the own kind."- North : Plutarch ; Romulus . ( Nares .) dukedom düke-dom, s. [Eng. duke; -dom.] 1. The seigniory or po e ions of a duke. "Why, and I challenged nothing but my dukedom ." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. 111. , iv. 7. 2. The title, rank, or quality of a duke. *dû ke ling, s. [Eng. duke , and dim in. suff. ling.] A petty, insignificant, or mock duke. "Command the dukeling and these fellows To Digby, the Lieutenant of the Tower." Ford: Perkin Warbeck, v. 2. *dů ke-lý, a . [Eng. duke; -ly.) Becoming or fit for a duke. "So the Duke has sent them to me, with a dry and dukely note." - Southey: Letters , iv. 48. *dük -er-ỹ, s. [Eng. duke ; -ry.] A duchy. "Little dukes and dukeries of a similar kind."- Carlyle : Miscell., iv. 359. A certain district in Nottingham shire, England, is called the Dukeries from the number of ducal residences in the vicinity, including Welbeck Abbey, Thoresby, Clumber, Worksop, Kiveton Hall, .