a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages
公爵。
〈主史〉 (欧洲一些地区小公国的)君主。
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〈非正式〉 (尤指摆出打斗姿势时举起的)双拳。[ORIGIN: from rhyming slang <Italic>Duke of Yorks</Italic> ‘forks’ (= fingers).]
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duke it out N. Amer. informal fight it out 〈北 美,非正式〉 打个明白,打个输赢
"Old English (denoting the ruler of a duchy), from Old French