podestà

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See also: podesta, Podesta, and Podestà

English

Noun

podestà

  1. Alternative form of podesta

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Etymology

From potestà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.deˈsta/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: po‧de‧stà

Noun

podestà m or f (invariable)

  1. (historical) podesta: a high office in various medieval and early modern Italian republics
  2. mayor

Descendants

  • English: podesta

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