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Emperor vs Duke - What's the difference?

emperor | duke |

As a noun emperor

is the male monarch or ruler of an empire.

As a verb duke is

to plunge, dive.

emperor

English

Alternative forms

* emperour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
  • (medieval political theory ) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
  • The Investiture Controversy was a conflict between the Emperor and the Pope.
  • A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
  • * 2001 , Paul Webley, The economic psychology of everyday life (page 39)
  • But marbles are not only used to play games: they are also traded. In this market, the value of the different kinds of marbles (oilies, emperors , etc.) is determined by local supply and demand and not by the price of the marbles

    Usage notes

    * An emperor is generally addressed as His Imperial Majesty.

    Derived terms

    * emperor goose * emperor moth * emperor paper * emperor penguin * little emperor

    Anagrams

    *

    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 ----