which is a higher title prince or duke
Prince
title: Prince text: Prince A prince is a male ruler ranked below a king and above a duke or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. "Prince" is also a title of nobility, often hereditary, in some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word "prince", from the Latin noun "princeps", from "primus" (first) + "capio" (to seize), meaning "the chief, most distinguished, ruler, prince". The Latin word "prīnceps" (older Latin *prīsmo-kaps, literally "the one who takes the first [place/position]"), became the usual title of the informal leader of the Roman senate some centuries title: Duke text: Duke A duke (male) or duchess (female) can either be a monarch ruling over a duchy or a member of royalty or nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch. The title comes from French "duc", itself from the Latin "dux", 'leader', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic or Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. The title dux survived in the Eastern Roman Empire where it was used in several contexts signifying a rank equivalent to a captain title: Dukes in the United Kingdom text: Dukes in the United Kingdom Duke, in the United Kingdom, is the highest-ranking hereditary title in all four peerages of the British Isles. A duke thus outranks all other holders of titles of nobility (marquess, earl, viscount and baron). The wife of a duke is known as a duchess, which is also the title of a woman who holds a dukedom in her own right, referred to as a duchess "suo jure"; her husband, however, does not receive any title. In the order of precedence in the United Kingdom, non-royal dukes without state offices or positions generally take precedence before title: Prince text: () is the ruler of all kings. The most accurate translations of the English word "prince" are "Huang Zi" (, lit. Son of the Emperor) or "Wang Zi" (, lit. Son of the King). In Japan, the title "Kōshaku" () was used as the highest title of "Kazoku" ( Japanese modern nobility) before the present constitution. "Kōshaku", however, is more commonly translated as "Duke" to avoid confusion with the following royal ranks in the Imperial Household: "Shinnō" ( literally, Prince of the Blood); "Naishinnō" ( lit., Princess of the Blood in her own right); and "Shinnōhi" lit., Princess Consort); or title: Monarch text: of the United Kingdom are separate states, but they share the same monarch through personal union. Monarchs, as such, bear a variety of titles – king or queen, prince or princess (e.g., Sovereign Prince of Monaco), emperor or empress (e.g., Emperor of China, Emperor of Ethiopia, Emperor of Japan, Emperor of India), archduke, duke or grand duke (e.g., Grand Duke of Luxembourg), emir (e.g., Emir of Qatar) or sultan (e.g., Sultan of Oman). "Prince" is sometimes used as a generic term to refer to any monarch regardless of title, especially in older texts. A king can also be a queen's