The title which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini assumed during his rule (1922—1945).
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/iːl ˈduːtʃeɪ/
Etimologia (Inglês)
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.