dukeling

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noun

A little or insignificant duke.

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Meanings

noundukeling (plural dukelings)

plural dukelings

  1. A little or insignificant duke.

    Now half-a-dozen more little pauper princelings and decadent dukelings are trying to trade their worthless coronets for American cash.

    c. 1898, William Cowper Brann, Speaking of Gall

Origin

From duke + -ling.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dunglike
Cite this entry
APA

dukeling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukeling

MLA

“dukeling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukeling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dukeling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukeling.

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