duce

[ doo-chey; Italian doo-che ]

noun

, plural du·ces, du·ci [doo, -chee].

1. a leader or dictator.
2. il Duce [eel , doo, -chey, eel , doo, -che]. the leader: applied especially to Benito Mussolini as head of the fascist Italian state.

duce

¹

/ ˈduːtʃɪ; ˈduːtʃe /

noun

1. leader

Duce

²

/ ˈduːtʃe /

noun

1. Il Duce
   the title assumed by Benito Mussolini as leader of Fascist Italy (1922–43)

Word History and Origins

Origin of duce¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Italian, from Medieval Latin dux (genitive ducis ), Latin: “leader”; duke, dux

Word History and Origins

Origin of duce¹

C20: from Italian, from Latin dux

Example Sentences

Banners with “Muslims go home” and “Long Live Il Duce,” in a reference to Benito Mussolini, lie crumpled along the streets.

From The Daily Beast

With the muscular charisma of a Caesar, “Il Duce” appealed to a fractured country with a weak economy.

From The Daily Beast

Quin dir Eumenides monstraque Tartari His longe duce te finibus exulant.

From Project Gutenberg

Conspectus Crustaceorum in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, C. Wilkes duce, collectorum.

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At another time, the discourse running upon politics, a mercer (no small man, I can assure you) wonderd what a duce we would have.

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Syphax amicitiam Romanorum se accipere adnuit, sed fidem nec dare nec accipere, nisi cum ipso coram duce Romano, voluit.

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Rmnrum s accipere adnuit, sed fidem nec dare nec accipere, nisi cum ips cram duce Rmn, voluit.95 Scpi igitur in fricam tricit.

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