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Podesta

Po-des′ta

,
Noun.
[It.
podestà
, fr. L.
potestas
power, magistracy. See
Potent
.]
1.
One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages.
Brande & C.
2.
A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy.

Definition 2024

podesta

podesta

See also: podestà

English

Noun

podesta ‎(plural podestas)

  1. (historical) A chief magistrate of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages.
  2. A municipal office (variously denoting a mayor, councilor, etc.) in some Italian-speaking towns.

Etymology

From Italian podestà, from Latin potestas ‎(“power; powerful one”). See potent.

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