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Duke vs Governor - What's the difference?

duke | governor |

As nouns the difference between duke and governor

is that duke is the male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess) while governor is the leader of a region or state that is a member of a federation or an empire. In Rome, they were endorsed by the emperor and appointed by the Senate. In the modern United States, they are elected by the people of that state.

As a verb duke

is to hit or beat with the fists.

As a proper noun Duke

is the title of a duke.

duke

English

(wikipedia duke)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess ).
  • A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
  • A grand duke.
  • (slang, usually in plural) A fist.
  • Put up your dukes !
    This is thought to be derived from where Duke(s) of York = Fork. Fork is itself cockney slang for hand, and thus fist.

    Hypernyms

    * nobility

    Coordinate terms

    * prince, monarch, baron, count, countess, earl, marquess, marquis, viscount

    Derived terms

    * archduke * duke it out * dukedom * grand duke * put up one's dukes

    Verb

    (duk)
  • To hit or beat with the fists.
  • * {{quote-book, 2003, John A. Dinan, Private Eyes in the Comics, isbn=159393002X, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=7vvAzXjtBAcC&pg=PA65, page=65
  • , passage=It seems that PI Rainer was duked by his wife

    Derived terms

    * duke it out * duke it * duke out * duke up * duke in ----

    governor

    Alternative forms

    * governour, gouvernor, gouvernour, (l) (all obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (politics) The leader of a region or state that is a member of a federation or an empire. In Rome, they were endorsed by the emperor and appointed by the Senate. In the modern United States, they are elected by the people of that state.
  • * 1999 , Karen O'Connor, The essentials of American government: continuity and change, p 17
  • Younger voters are more libertarian in political philosophy than older voters and are credited with the success of libertarian governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota
  • A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
  • A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
  • The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
  • :: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, www.federalreserve.gov (November 6, 2009)
  • (informal) father.
  • * 1869 , Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl :
  • "Say 'father.' We never called him papa; and if one of my brothers had addressed him as 'governor ,' as boys do now, I really think he'd have him cut off with a shilling."
  • (informal) Boss, employer.
  • (grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
  • (dated) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
  • (nautical) A pilot; a steersman.
  • Derived terms

    * centrifugal governor * gov / * guv * guv'nor * gov'nor

    Descendants