dogate

The dogate of Venice was a powerful historical office.

Definition

Noun: The office, rank, or term of a doge (the chief magistrate in the historical republics of Venice and Genoa).

Usage Examples

• (He assumed the office of doge.)
• (The period when Enrico Dandolo served as doge.)
• (The office of doge is described as influential yet limited.)

Advanced Usage

• "to assume the dogate": to officially begin serving as doge.

  • The ceremony to assume the dogate was held in St. Mark's Basilica. (The formal installation as doge took place in the basilica.)

• "to hold the dogate": to occupy the position of doge for a period.

  • He held the dogate for over a decade, overseeing trade expansion. (He served as doge for more than ten years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Doge (n): the chief magistrate of Venice or Genoa.

  • The doge was elected for life by the aristocracy. (The doge was a lifelong ruler chosen by nobles.)

• Dogaressa (n): the wife of a doge.

  • The dogaressa played a ceremonial role in the court. (The doge's wife had formal duties.)

Synonyms

• Magistracy: the office of a magistrate.
• Chief magistracy: the highest administrative or judicial office.

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