/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 ]
/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 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012