dogeship








noun

  1. the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.

noun

  1. (formerly) the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice (until 1797) and Genoa (until 1805)
n.

“chief magistrate of Venice or Genoa,” 1540s, from Venetian dialect doge, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux “leader” (see duke (n.)).

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