dux
noun/dʌks/
/dʌks/
(Scottish English, Australian English)- the top student in a school or class
- Miranda was dux of Girton Grammar School and received the highest VCE score.
- Campbell was dux of the Edinburgh Academy, and later became Professor of Greek at the University of St Andrews.
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