Definition of "doge" [doge]

• The elected chief magistrate of the former republics of Venice and Genoa. (noun)

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• "A variant of duke was the medieval title doge, for the ruler of independent cities such as Genoa and"
• "The Council of Ten referred to the doge as ίl vecchίo ίdίota— the old idiot—and they were so certain of his ineptitude that they never took a moment to look beyond the trembling hands and quivering chin which held steady enough when he dined alone."
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