Kalmar "duke" tana da ma'anoni da yawa. Ga ma’anoni na farko:mai martaba na matsayi mafi girma na gado, ƙasa da basarake kuma sama da marquessa sovereign male ruler of a continental European duchy >Baturen basarake mai matsayi mafi girma, kasa da wani basarake kuma sama da wani majami'u, wanda memba ne a cikin mafi girman tsari na knighthood. ko kuma wani aikin injiniya.Kalmar “duke” kuma ana iya amfani da ita ba bisa ƙa’ida ba don komawa ga wani mai muhimmanci ko mai tasiri, kamar “duke jazz” ko “duke duke.” <> /p>