dukes

"The Duke of Verona addressed the students at the school assembly. "

"While modern-day dukes are often nobles without sovereign power, a sentence reflecting the definition "The sovereign of a small state" could be:

"Historically, some dukes ruled their small territories like kings." "

"The history class studied the roles of kings and dukes in medieval England. "

"The history lesson covered the powerful dukes who once ruled vast territories in Europe, including grand dukes with even greater authority. "

"The butterfly collector carefully pinned several dukes to his display board, noting their vibrant orange and brown markings. "

"Put up your dukes!"

""The bully tried to dukes the smaller boy, but a teacher intervened." "

"I duked him twenty dollars."