English Explanatory Dictionary

Il Duce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/iːl ˈduːtʃeɪ/ /il ˈdutʃeɪ/

Word forms

Il Duce Duce

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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