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herzog

herzog noun: a German duke.

Noun

herzog (plural herzogs)

  1. A German duke.
    • Germany had its herzogs and landgrafs, each of whom had his territories, where he ruled, “monarch of all he surveyed.”1847, Washington M’Cartney, The Origin and Progress of the United States, Philadelphia, Pa.: E. H. Butler & Co., pages 58–59
    • He was a herzog, going to meet the Queen of England; stopped for the slightest possible refreshment—a glass of Rhenish and a biscuit—and going on at once.1848, the author of “Paddiana,” etc., “Difficulties in a Tour to Wiesbaden”, in Bentley’s Miscellany, volume XXIII, London: Richard Bentley, […], page 188

Proper noun capitalized: Herzog

Herzog (plural Herzogs)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of herzog

Noun
pluralherzogs
Proper noun
pluralHerzogs
alternative formHartsoe
alternative formHartzog

Origin of herzog

From German Herzog. Doublet of heretog and heretoga.

Borrowed from German Herzog.

Words formed from herzog

Questions about herzog

What does herzog mean?
Herzog means a German duke.
What part of speech is herzog?
Herzog can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of herzog?
The plural of herzog is herzogs.

Words near herzog in the dictionary

  1. Herzigs
  2. Herzl
  3. Herzlian
  4. Herzlianism
  5. Herzlians
  6. herzog
  7. Herzogian
  8. herzogs
  9. hes
  10. hESC
  11. Hesch

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