duke
noun/duːk/
Frequency rank: #2,245 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a nobleman of the highest rank below a prince.
Example sentence
The duke rode through the village on a white horse, greeted warmly by the townspeople.
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