Lord vs Duke vs Baron

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lord Audio pronunciation of "lord" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lôrd)
n.

1. A man of high rank in a feudal society or in one that retains feudal forms and institutions, especially:
1. A king.
2. A territorial magnate.
3. The proprietor of a manor.
2. Lords The House of Lords.
3. Abbr. Ld. Chiefly British. The general masculine title of nobility and other rank:
1. Used as a form of address for a marquis, an earl, or a viscount.
2. Used as the usual style for a baron.
3. Used as a courtesy title for a younger son of a duke or marquis.
4. Used as a title for certain high officials and dignitaries: Lord Chamberlain; the Lord Mayor of London.
5. Used as a title for a bishop.
4. Lord
1. God.
2. Christianity. Jesus.
5.
1. A man of renowned power or authority.
2. A man who has mastery in a given field or activity.
3. Archaic. The male head of a household.
4. Archaic. A husband.

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duke Audio pronunciation of "duke" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dk, dyk)
n.

1. A nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain.
2. A sovereign prince who rules an independent duchy in some European countries.
3. Abbr. D. or Du. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
4. Slang. A fist. Often used in the plural: Put up your dukes!
5. Botany. A type of cherry intermediate between a sweet and a sour cherry.

intr.v. duked, duk·ing, dukes

To fight, especially with fists: duking it out.

[Middle English, from Old French duc, from Latin dux, duc-, leader, from dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European Roots. N., sense 4, short for Duke of Yorks rhyming slang for forks, fingers.]

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duke

n 1: a British peer of the highest rank 2: a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

duke, MO
Zip code(s): 65461
duke, OK
Zip code(s): 73532

Source: U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

duke

derived from the Latin dux, meaning "a leader;" Arabic, "a sheik." This word is
used to denote the phylarch or chief of a tribe (Gen. 36:15-43; Ex. 15:15; 1
Chr. 1:51-54).

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bar·on Audio pronunciation of "baron" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (brn)
n.

1.
1. A British nobleman of the lowest rank.
2. A nobleman of continental Europe, ranked differently in various countries.
3. A Japanese nobleman of the lowest rank.
4. Abbr. Bn. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
2.
1. A feudal tenant holding his rights and title directly from a king or another feudal superior.
2. A lord or nobleman; a peer.
3. One having great wealth, power, and influence in a specified sphere of activity: an oil baron.
4. A cut of beef consisting of a double sirloin.

[Middle English, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin.]

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baron

n 1: a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank [syn: Baron] 2: a British peer of the lowest rank [syn: Baron] 3: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon]

Mospeada SG

Can i adopt the title of Lord Vader of Sith? Mr. Green

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Laughing

Why u wanna be Lord when u can be Duke?

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prince Audio pronunciation of "prince" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (prns)
n.

1. A male member of a royal family other than the monarch, especially a son of the monarch.
2.
1. A man who is a ruler of a principality.
2. A hereditary male ruler; a king.
3. A nobleman of varying status or rank.
4. An outstanding man, especially in a particular group or class: a merchant prince.

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knight Audio pronunciation of "knight" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nt)
n.

1.
1. Abbr. Knt. or Kt. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder.
2. Abbr. Knt. or Kt. A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.
3. Abbr. K. A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.
2. Abbr. Knt. or Kt. A man belonging to an order or brotherhood.
3.
1. A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle.
2. The devoted champion of a lady.
4. Abbr. Kt or N Games. A chess piece, usually in the shape of a horse's head, that can be moved two squares along a rank and one along a file or two squares along a file and one along a rank. The knight is the only piece that can jump other pieces to land on an open square.

tr.v. knight·ed, knight·ing, knights

To raise (a person) to knighthood.

Mospeada SG

must be humble mah....

step by step...

1st be a lord, then kill the duke, then the baron, then the emperor...

and together we shall rule the universe...

Twisted Evil

deathscythe99 SG

So...a prince can be a hereditary male ruler; a king...?

A duke is of high rank for the nobleman, a lord is what you call most ppl, and a baron is a low rank for the nobleman...hmmz...

And a knight is just a soldier who is of higher status Confused

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Baron is a step down Rolling Eyes

Laughing

I like your style

laurence82 SG

i posted a thread liao, on peerage

cannot anyhow call people lord or sumthing u noe kekkekekke

LazerLordz SG

I am a Lord. Mr. Green Embarassed