dux

Noun

Meaning

The scholastic name for the theme or subject of a fugue, the answer being called the comes, or companion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

head chieftain leader chief doge big daddy big enchilada head honcho big white chief

Antonyms

number hand official shrimp dependent nobody
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Related terms

duke doge dux bellorum

Phrases with the word

architeuthis dux

Examples

Competing magnates, those called in charters "dux" or "princeps" (that is, leaders), may have brought the kings to power. Source: Internet

Further evidence is the entry of one Sihtric dux in three of Cnut's charters. Source: Internet

Charles, titling himself maior domus and princeps et dux Francorum, did not appoint a new king and nobody acclaimed one. Source: Internet

Instead, Godfrey himself seems to have used the more ambiguous term princeps, or simply retained his title of dux from Lower Lorraine. Source: Internet

But the shift from count (comes) to duke (dux) and from county (comitatus) to duchy (ducatus) also signalled the progressive militarization of Italy. Source: Internet

Ellesmere celebrates the success ELLESMERE College named head girl Jessica Dunlop as dux at its prize-giving last week. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Duwayne Duwe duwende dux bellorum Duxbury duxelle