The word "duke" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as a noun to refer to a nobility rank that comes below a prince and above a marquess, or it can be used as a proper noun when referring to a specific duke, such as the Duke of York. For example: "The Duke of York presided over the ceremony."
But it was the news that the duke had been taken into hospital that did more to dampen spirits.
They were out of earshot, of course, but the duke turned to the president of the Royal Agricultural Society with his hands held about 10 inches apart.
Clumsy, shy and lacking in confidence, she was eventually married off to a German duke and became the Queen of Württemberg.
John wished the duke a speedy recovery and joked that his illness might be a ruse.
In a statement, it said it was a precautionary measure and the duke was disappointed at not being able to attend the concert.
Moving back to Chelsea and United, in a segue that could have been more artfully done earlier on but we're too far in to change now, those two will duke it out for the Atlético defender Miranda, whose contract expires next summer and will presumably spend the interim giving "what am I like?" looks to camera before falling over in a slapstick manner.
The Danes are keystone cops, tripping over each other as they quit the city, while the duke – a confirmed teetotaller – looks suspiciously excited and flushed.
We may have lost a fortune but we're paying out with a smile and wish the duke and duchess all the best.
The palace said the duke had a bladder infection and had been taken from Windsor Castle to the King Edward VII hospital in central London, the facility favoured by the royal family.
The duke could do many things but playing a 13th century Mongol warlord was not one of them.
The distinction, once routinely taught in primary schools but now assailed on all sides, especially by train and tube announcers, is being lost duffel bag, duffel coat The fabric was named after Duffel, a town in Belgium dugout Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (or wherever), first mention; thereafter the duke and duchess.
