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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
duke
duke [duke dukes] BrE [djuːk] NAmE [duːk] noun
1. a ↑nobleman of the highest rank
•the Duke of Edinburgh
2. (in some parts of Europe, especially in the past) a male ruler of a small independent state
see also ↑archduke, ↑duchess, ↑duchy, ↑grand duke
Word Origin:
Old English (denoting the ruler of a duchy), from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc- ‘leader’; related to ducere ‘to lead’.
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