dux
British. the pupil who is academically first in a class or school.
(in the later Roman Empire) a military chief commanding the troops in a frontier province.
Origin of dux
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How to use dux in a sentence
At last the teacher asked where Sheffield was, and was answered; it was then pointed to by the dux, as a dot on a skeleton map.
Spare Hours | John BrownNullus eum prohibeat, non rex, non dux, nec ulla persona habeat potestatem prohibendi ei.
The English Village Community | Frederic SeebohmHe accepted, and for the fourteen remaining years of his life lived at dux, where he wrote his Memoirs.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de SeingaltMy progress at school was so rapid during four or five months that the master promoted me to the rank of dux.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt"Harry's, when you were made dux," whispered Ethel to her brother.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for dux
/ (dʌks) /
(in Scottish and certain other schools) the top pupil in a class or school
Origin of dux
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