Meaning & use
Doge
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The elected chief magistrate and head of state in the historical republics of Venice and Genoa.
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The Doge of Venice presided over the city's council from the Doge's Palace.
Historians study how the doge's power was limited by Venetian aristocratic councils.
A note on using this word
"Doge" is the Venetian dialect form of the Latin "dux" (leader), the same root that gives English "duke"; it later inspired the unrelated internet meme spelling of "dog."
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