Viscount vs. Duke: What's the Difference?

A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron.

A nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain.

Used as a title for such a nobleman.

A sovereign prince who rules an independent duchy in some European countries.

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

Used as the title for such a nobleman.

(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and counts.

Dukes(Slang) The fists

An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.

(Botany) A type of cherry intermediate between a sweet and a sour cherry.

(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count

To fight, especially with fists

A British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron

The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

The sovereign of a small state.

A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.

A grand duke.

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Bassarona and Dophla.

A fist.

To hit or beat with the fists.

To give cash to; to give a tip to.

A leader; a chief; a prince.

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.

In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king.

The fists; as, put up your dukes.

To play the duke.

To beat with the fists.

A British peer of the highest rank

A nobleman (in various countries) of high rank