noun
- the chief magistrate of the former republics of Venice and Genoa
Usage: historical
Examples
- The doge of Venice was elected for life by the city’s nobility.
- The last doge of Venice abdicated in 1797 when Napoleon conquered the republic.
- The doge’s palace in Venice remains one of the city’s most famous landmarks.
- During the Renaissance, the doge held significant political power in Venice.
- The ceremonial robes of the doge were elaborate and richly decorated.
- Each doge was crowned in an ornate ceremony at St. Mark’s Basilica.