Il Duce

== English == === Alternative forms === Duce === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian il Duce (literally “the Leader”), from duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin dux, accusative ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead”). Doublet of duke. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /iːl ˈduːtʃeɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /il ˈdutʃeɪ/ Rhymes: -uːtʃeɪ === Proper noun === Il Duce (historical) The title which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini assumed during his rule (1922—1945). ==== Coordinate terms ==== Führer ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Dulcie, Euclid