Definition

To play the duke. [Poetic] Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. Shak.

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DUKE (noun)

1. A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs.] Hannibal, duke of Carthage. Sir T. Elyot. All were dukes once, who were "duces" -- captains or leaders of their...