Megas doux
Title for the commander-in-chief of the Byzantine Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The megas doux (Greek: μέγας δούξ, pronounced [ˈmeɣaz ˈðuks], "grand duke") was one of the highest positions in the hierarchy of the later Byzantine Empire, denoting the commander-in-chief of the Byzantine navy. It is sometimes also given in English by the half-Latinizations megaduke or megadux.[1] The Greek word δούξ is the Hellenized form of the Latin term dux, meaning leader or commander.