a character in a British nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for children) The rhyme goes: Oh the Grand Old Duke of York/ He had ten thousand men,/ He marched them up to the top of the hill/ And he marched them down again
grand duke
Silbentrennung
grand Duke
Türkische aussprache
gränd duk
Aussprache
/ˈgrand ˈdo͞ok/ /ˈɡrænd ˈduːk/
Etymologie
[ 'grand ] (adjective.) 1584. Old French grant duc, from Latin grandis + dux, from the verb duco (“to lead”).