doge

2 definitions found

doge - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

doge - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  doge
      n 1: formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice
           and Genoa