grand duke

/ˈgræn(d) ˌdjuk/
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Other forms: grand dukes

Definitions of grand duke
  1. noun
    a prince who rules a territory
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    examples:
    Ivan III Vasilievich
    grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505)
    type of:
    prince
    a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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