noun
- the territory, domain, or period of rule of a doge (chief magistrate in certain Italian city-states, especially Venice and Genoa)
Usage: historical; often capitalized when referring to a specific state
Examples
- The Venetian dogedom controlled vast Mediterranean trade routes during the Renaissance.
- Historians study the political structures of the Genoese dogedom to understand medieval city-states.
- The doge's authority shaped the laws and commerce of the dogedom for centuries.
- During the dogedom of Andrea Dandolo, Venice reached new heights of prosperity.