dux

noun

ˈdəks,

ˈdu̇ks

plural duces

ˈd(y)üˌsēz,

ˈdüˌkās

also duxes

ˈdəksə̇z,

ˈdu̇k-

1

: a military commander stationed in a province of the later Roman Empire

2

British : the pupil at the academic head of a class or school

3

music : the first voice (see voice entry 1 sense 1b(4))to enter in a fugue (see fugue entry 1 sense 1b)or canon (see canon entry 1 sense 6) compare comes

Word History

Etymology

Latin, literally, leader

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