Duke

  1. Proper noun.  The title of a duke.
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) ; mostly U.S. and rather rare.
  3. Proper noun.  A private university in North Carolina.
  4. Noun.  The male ruler of a duchy (''compare'' '''duchess''').
  5. Noun.  A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
  6. Noun.  A grand duke.
  7. Noun.  (slang, usually in plural) A fist.
  8. Verb.  (rare) To hit or beat with the fists.

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