Dōge, n.

n. [It. doge, dogio, for duce, duca, from Lat. dux, a leader, commander, from ducere, to lead, Eng. duke. Cf. A-S. teoche, toga, toha, a leader, from teóhan, téon, to pull, draw, lead.] The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.