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duce

UK/ˈduːtʃeɪ/ US/ˈdus/ uncommon

noun

1.

leader

  • “Mussolini was called Il Duce”

Origin

* As an English surname, from the obsolete adjective douce (“sweet”). * As an Italian surname, from duce (“leader”).

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