こうしゃく

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of こうしゃく – see the following entries.
公爵
[noun] [from 1867] duke
侯爵
[noun] marquess (a British nobleman)
[noun] marquis (as called in other kingdoms)
講釈
[noun] explanation
[noun] showing off one's knowledge; pedantry
[noun] (archaic, in the Edo period) Synonym of 講談 (kōdan)
[verb] to expound, to lecture
[verb] to show off one's knowledge
(This term, こうしゃく (kōshaku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)