Duce
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (English surname): Dowse
Etymology 1 edit
- As an English surname, from the obsolete adjective douce (“sweet”).
- As an Italian surname, from duce (“leader”).
Proper noun edit
Duce (plural Duces)
- A surname.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
the Duce
- Alternative form of Il Duce
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Antonomasia of duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, whence also dūcō (“to lead”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
il Duce m
- (historical politics) Il Duce (title assumed by Mussolini)
- Synonym: Duce del Fascismo