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ducatus.

leadership; position/function of a leader; generalship;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dʊˈkaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[duˈkaː.tus]

  1. leadership, command

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · New-Latin · declension-4

  2. guidance

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · New-Latin · declension-4

  3. authority

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · New-Latin · declension-4

  4. duchy

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · New-Latin · declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin dux Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin ducātus From dux + -ātus.

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