Il Duce

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

Borrowed from Italian Duce, from duce, from Latin dux, accusative ducem, from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ("to lead"). duke.

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