<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
where do the duke and duchess names come from
where do the duke and duchess names come from
from French duc , itself from the Latin dux , ' leader ' , a term used in republican Rome
from French duc , itself from the Latin dux , ' leader ' , a term used in republican Rome