doge

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Doge \Doge\, n. [It doge, dogio, for duce, duca, fr. L. dux, ducis, a leader, commander. See Duke.] The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa. [1913 Webster]
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