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dukeling

dukeling noun: a little or insignificant duke.

Noun

dukeling (plural dukelings)

  1. A little or insignificant duke.
    • Now half-a-dozen more little pauper princelings and decadent dukelings are trying to trade their worthless coronets for American cash.c. 1898, William Cowper Brann, Speaking of Gall

Forms of dukeling

pluraldukelings

Origin of dukeling

From duke + -ling.

Questions about dukeling

What does dukeling mean?
Dukeling means a little or insignificant duke.
What part of speech is dukeling?
Dukeling is a noun.
What is the plural of dukeling?
The plural of dukeling is dukelings.

Words near dukeling in the dictionary

  1. duked out
  2. duked up
  3. dukedom
  4. dukedoms
  5. dukeite
  6. dukeling
  7. dukelings
  8. dukely
  9. Dukepoo
  10. dukeries
  11. dukery

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