And, by the way, isn't there such a writ as a mandamus, or a duces tecum?
To do the duty of a duces tecum we have a diligence against havers.
In the Bible the word dukes is used (Gen. xxxvi) for the duces of the Vulgate.
The two classes of officers of which we hear most were the counts (Latin, comites) and the dukes (Latin, duces).
duces autem contrarii excercitus, sese densis agminibus et consertis aciebus, uiolenter opponunt aduentantibus.
duces ex judicio discedentes, ut ipsi omnibus iracundi flammis urebantur.
The next are duces belli, great leaders in war; such as are princes' lieutenants, and do them notable services in the wars.
This I take to be the meening of that passage in Tacitus, "Reges ex nobilitate, duces ex virtute sumunt."
Nam duces, ubi impetrando triumphalium insigni sufficere res suas crediderant, hostam omittebant.
Evil always going to jail despite habeas corpuses, writs, and duces tecums.
1923, title assumed by Benito Mussolini (1883-1945); Italian, literally "leader," from Latin ducem (see duke (n.)).
