Meaning

2 senses

  1. Ruler or monarch of a grand duchy.

    Großherzog

    вели́кий ге́рцогvelíkij gércog, эрцге́рцогercgércog

  2. Son, daughter, or grandchild of a czar (emperor) of the Russian Empire. (A more literal translation of the Russian is grand prince.)

    Großfürst

    вели́кий князьvelíkij knjazʹ

More definitions
  • a prince who rules a territory

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The Grand Duke received the ambassadors in audience.

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  2. The Grand-Duke received the ambassadors in audience.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
ruler or monarch of a grand duchy:
son or grandson of a czar:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
ruler or monarch of a grand duchy:
son or grandson of a czar:

Origin

From grand + duke, after Middle French and French grand duc /grand-duc, itself after title

From grand + duke, after Middle French and French grand duc /grand-duc, itself after titles in other languages, especially Italian granduca, German Großherzog, and Russian вели́кий князь (velíkij knjazʹ). Doublet of grand-duc.

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Forms

plural: grand dukes

Word family

9 related words
RelatedemperorB1princeA1princessA1royalA2czarduchessdukegrand duchessimperial

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
grangranarygrandB2grandchildA2granddadA2granddaughterA2grandeur

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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