DUKE

In Ge 36:15-43, is a long list of "dukes" of Edom; but the word duke, from the Latin dux, merely signifies a leader, and not an order of nobility; and the word chief or sheikh would have been preferable in our translation, 1Ch 1:51.

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Duke. 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).

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DUKE. → Title of the princes of Edom Ge 36:15-43; Ex 15:15; 1Ch 1:51-54 → Of the Midianites Jos 13:21

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duke. Duke, n. a title, the next dignity below a prince

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Duke (?) n. [[F. duc, fr. L. dux, ducis, leader, commander, fr. ducere to lead; akin to AS. teón to draw; cf. AS. heretoga (here army) an army leader, general, G. herzog duke. See Tue, and cf. Doge, Duchess, Ducat, Duct, Adduce, Deduct.]] 1. 1. A leader; a chief; a prince.
Hannibal, duke of Carthage. Sir T. Elyot. All were dukes once, who were “duces” — captains or leaders of their people. Trench. 2. 2. In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland.
3. 3. In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king.
Duke's coronet. See Illust. of Coronet. — To dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without dinner. See under Dine.