mandamento
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian mandamento. Doublet of mandement.
Noun
mandamento (plural mandamentos)
- mandamento (former type of Italian administrative district; territory ruled by a praetor)
- mandamento (territory ruled by a Sicilian Mafia clan, under a capomandamento (“family boss”))
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mandamento m (plural mandamenti)
- a former type of Italian administrative district, under the jurisdiction of a pretore (“praetor”) (magistrate)
- the territory of a Cosa Nostra (“Sicilian Mafia”) clan (its mandate territory, mandatory, commandery)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: man‧da‧men‧to
Noun
mandamento m (plural mandamentos)
- (chiefly biblical) commandment (command or edict)