doge
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views updated Jun 11 2018doge chief magistrate of the republics of
Venice and
Genoa. XVI. — F. — It. (Venetian
doze) :-L.
dux,
duc-; cf.
DUKE.
So
dogate office of a doge. XVIII. — F.
dogat — It. (Venetian)
dogato, f.
doge; see -ATE 1.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
doge
oxford
views updated May 17 2018doge / dōj/ •
n. hist. the chief magistrate of Venice or Genoa.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
doge
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views updated May 23 2018doge formerly the chief magistrate of
Venice or
Genoa. The word is recorded from the mid 16th century, and comes via French from Venetian Italian
doze, based on Latin
dux,
duc- ‘leader’.
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES