英语词汇duke的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	duke
词源	duke [OE] The word duke is recorded in Old English, but it goes back to Latin dux ‘leader’, which is related to ducere ‘to lead’ (see duct). The earliest meaning of duke was ‘the ruler of a duchy’—it referred to sovereign princes in continental Europe, but it was also occasionally used for an Anglo-Saxon alderman (see earl). See also count, prince.
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