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Definition of Grand duke
1. Noun. A prince who rules a territory.
Definition of Grand duke
1. Noun. Ruler or monarch of a grand duchy. ¹
2. Noun. Son or grandson of a czar (emperor) of the Russian Empire. (A more literal translation of the Russian would be "''grand prince''".) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grand Duke
Literary usage of Grand duke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"1876) has been the reigning grand duke since 1901. the name of his Catholic
subjects, fidelity, homage, and obedience. The State has regulated'the ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"World's Work 29:325-7 Ja '15 grand duke Nicholas of Russia. R of Rs 52: 487-9
O '15 Leaders of ... Ind 83:386 S 30 '15 Russian grand duke goes. FH Simonds. ..."
3. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1920)
"Behind the grand duke were years of the hardest work. ... Those who studied him
at close range saw a grand duke tinged with that western culture which was ..."
4. The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV., King by Charles Greville (1899)
"... in Greece—Sir Thomas Lawrence—Gallatin—Court of King's Bench—Accident to the
grand duke Constantine—Osterley— Young Sidney Herbert—Duke of Wellington in ..."
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