duce

[ doo-chey; Italian doo-che ]

noun,plural du·ces, du·ci [doo-chee]. /ˈdu tʃi/.
  1. a leader or dictator.

  2. il Duce [eel doo-chey; Italian eel doo-che]. /il ˈdu tʃeɪ; Italian il ˈdu tʃɛ/. the leader: applied especially to Benito Mussolini as head of the fascist Italian state.

Origin of duce

1
First recorded in 1920–25; from Italian, from Medieval Latin dux (genitive ducis ), Latin: “leader”; cf. duke, dux

Words Nearby duce

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How to use duce in a sentence

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

    Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
  • Rmnrum s accipere adnuit, sed fidem nec dare nec accipere, nisi cum ips cram duce Rmn, voluit.95 Scpi igitur in fricam tricit.

    Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond

British Dictionary definitions for duce (1 of 2)

duce

/ (ˈduːtʃɪ, Italian ˈduːtʃe) /


noun
  1. leader

Origin of duce

1
C20: from Italian, from Latin dux

British Dictionary definitions for Duce (2 of 2)

Duce

/ (Italian ˈduːtʃe) /


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

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