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. -
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). -
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] -
Can i adopt the title of Lord Vader of Sith?
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Originally posted by Mospeada:Can i adopt the title of Lord Vader of Sith?
Why u wanna be Lord when u can be Duke? -
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. -
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. -
must be humble mah....Originally posted by deathscythe99:
Why u wanna be Lord when u can be Duke?
step by step...
1st be a lord, then kill the duke, then the baron, then the emperor...
and together we shall rule the universe...
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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
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Baron is a step downOriginally posted by Mospeada: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... 
I like your style -
i posted a thread liao, on peerage
cannot anyhow call people lord or sumthing u noe kekkekekke -
I am a Lord.
