Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grand duke

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: grand -duke
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ruler or monarch of a grand duchy.

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: grand duc//grand-duc, granduca, Großherzog, вели́кий князь

Inflected Forms

grand dukes (plural) grand-duke (alternative) grandduke (alternative)

Phrases

grand duchess

Frequently Paired Words

czar duchess duke emperor grand duchess imperial prince princess

Questions

What does grand duke mean?: Ruler or monarch of a grand duchy.
Where does grand duke come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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