grand duke

noun

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.

derived from вели́кий князь
derived from Großherzog
derived from granduca
derived from grand duc//grand-duc

Definitions

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA