Plural of duke
regular plural
The plural of duke is dukes.
Forms of duke
| Singular | duke /dʒuːk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | dukes |
| Countable | countable |
Dukes in a sentence
- Put up your dukes!
- “Your friend sure knows how to use his dukes.1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 438
- To some degree this business about titles supplanting last names also applies to nonroyal peers, such as your run-of-the-mill dukes.1988 January 22, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry nonroyal
- Any Bridgertonian will be familiar with their fair share of dukes, but the class was also occupied by marquises, earls, viscounts, barons and their families.2023, Catherine Curzon, Inside the World of Bridgerton: True Stories of Regency High Society, unnumbered page. From the entry Bridgertonian
- If rakish dukes were one's thing.2020 December 25, Chris Van Dusen, “Diamond of the First Water”, in Bridgerton, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Eloise Bridgerton. From the entry rakish
Meaning of duke
- noun The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
- noun The sovereign of a small state.
- noun A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
Questions about the plural of duke
- What is the plural of duke?
- The plural of duke is dukes.
- Is duke countable?
- Duke is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: duke (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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