dux

American  

[duhks, dooks] / dʌks, dʊks /

noun

plural

duces, duxes

1. British. the pupil who is academically first in a class or school.

2. (in the later Roman Empire) a military chief commanding the troops in a frontier province.

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dux British  

/ dʌks /

noun

1. (in Scottish and certain other schools) the top pupil in a class or school

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Etymology

Origin of dux

1800–10; < Latin: literally, leader, noun derivative from base of dūcere to lead

Example Sentences

She didn’t fully trust that they had “captured” a giant until Steve O’Shea, a marine biologist from New Zealand, and Kubodera confirmed it was, in fact, the elusive Architeuthis dux.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2013

Robert Benz, who was fishing with friends, says they spotted the giant squid, Architeuthis dux, about 11 a.m.

From US News • Jul. 12, 2011

Quid necesse est in hoc codice capitula ordinare, cum prediximus quod xl. sententias in se contineat? excepto quod ��elwerdus dux vellet habere xl. quattuor in suo libro.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

Ea fortuna pugnae fuit, ut nihil relictum sit, quo, si adfuisset Dictator, res melius geri potuerit; non dux militi, non miles duci defuit.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

The dux first appears in the Roman empire under the emperor Hadrian, and by the time of the Gordians has already a recognized place in the official hierarchy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various