# dux

> English word · Noun · IPA /dʌks/ · frequency rank #65,079

## Definitions
1. The top (male or female) academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline.
2. A high-ranking commander in the Roman army, responsible for more than one legion.
3. The subject of a fugue, answered by the comes.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dux (“leader”). Doublet of doge, duc, duce, and duke.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dux