Il duce

/il ˈdutʃeɪ/ name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The title which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini assumed during his rule (1922—1945). historical

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mussolini

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian il Duce (literally “the Leader”), from duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin dux, accusative ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead”). Doublet of duke.

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