DUCE


Meaning of DUCE in English

/dooh"chay/ ; It. /dooh"che/ , n. , pl. duces, duci /-chee/ .

1. a leader or dictator.

2. il Duce , the leader: applied esp. to Benito Mussolini as head of the fascist Italian state.

[ 1920-25; dux (gen. ducis ), L: leader; cf. DUKE, DUX ]

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