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Definition of Dukelings
1. dukeling [n] - See also: dukeling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dukelings
Literary usage of Dukelings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1864)
"... popular terror showed itself in all shapes; and those who did not join in the
popular cry were branded with the odious nick-name of the dukelings. ..."
2. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"Their high titles belied their real insignificance—they were a court noblesse
and little more ; in common parlance they were dukelings and not dukes.1 The ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1837)
"Will the little dukelings, who rule the land of book-worms and sour krout,
acknowledge their obligations to the doctor for converting their dominions into a ..."
4. The History of England, from the Accession of Richard II to the Death of by Charles William Chadwick Oman (1906)
"Their high titles belied their real insignificance—they were a court noblesse
and little more; in common parlance they were dukelings and not dukes.1 The ..."
5. Berlin Under the New Empire: Its Institutions, Inhabitants, Industry by Heanry Vizetelly (1879)
"... and dukelings, has found himself with little or nothing to do since the
establishment of the German empire, devoted himself to the organisation of this ..."
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