duke
noun/djuːk/
/duːk/
- a nobleman of the highest rank
公爵 - the Duke of Edinburgh
爱丁堡公爵
- the Duke of Edinburgh
- (in some parts of Europe, especially in the past) a male ruler of a small independent state
（在欧洲的某些地区，尤其是在过去）一个独立小国家的男性统治者 see also archduke, duchess, duchy, grand duke
Word OriginOld English (denoting the ruler of a duchy), from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc- ‘leader’; related to ducere ‘to lead’.