dux

American

[duhks, dooks] / dʌks, dʊks /

noun

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.

dux British

/ dʌks /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

duces

plural
duxes

plural

Etymology

Origin of dux

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

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