dux

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

dux ducis, m and f

DVC-, a leader, conductor, guide : itineris periculique, S.: locorum, L.: iis ducibus, qui, etc., guided by , Cs.: Teucro duce, H.: Hac (bove) duce carpe vias, O.—Of troops, a commander, general - in - chief : Helvetiorum, Cs.: hostium, S.— A lieutenant-general, general of division (opp. imperator), Cs.— In gen., a commander, ruler, leader, chief, head, author, ringleader, adviser, promoter : ad despoliandum Diane templum: me uno togato duce: optimae sententiae: femina facti, V.: dux regit examen, H.: armenti (i. e. taurus), O.: Te duce, while you are lord , H.—Fig., a guide, master, adviser, counsellor : natura bene vivendi: Sine duce ullo pervenire ad hanc improbitatem: quo me duce tuter (i. e. magister), H.