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il Du⋅ce

  [eel doo-chey; It. eel doo-che]
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–noun
duce (def. 2).

du⋅ce

  [doo-chey; It. doo-che]
–noun, plural -ces, -ci  [-chee] .
1. a leader or dictator.
2. il Duce, the leader: applied esp. to Benito Mussolini as head of the fascist Italian state.
Origin:
1920–25; < It < ML dux (gen. ducis), L: leader; cf. duke, dux
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du·ce   (dōō'chā)   
n.  A leader or commander; a chief.

[Italian, from Latin dux, duc-; see duke.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Duce 
1923, title assumed by Benito Mussolini 1883-1945), It., lit. "leader," from L. ducem (see duke).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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