podesta
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian podesta, from Latin potestas (“power; powerful one”). Doublet of poustie. See potent.
Noun[edit]
podesta (plural podestas)
- (historical) A chief magistrate of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages
- A municipal office (variously denoting a mayor, councilor, etc.) in some Italian-speaking towns
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin potestātem via the nominative form. Compare podestà, from the Latin accusative potestātem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
podesta m or f (invariable)
Further reading[edit]
- podesta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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