doge

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

Etymology

Partly from Middle French doge and partly from its etymon, Italian doge, from Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader; commander; ruler”). Doublet of duc, duce, duke, and dux.

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