duce
du·ce
noun \ˈdü-(ˌ)chā\Definition of DUCE
: leader —used especially for the leader of the Italian Fascist party
Origin of DUCE
Italian (Il) Duce, literally, the leader, title of Benito Mussolini, from Latin duc-, dux
First Known Use: 1923
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