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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.

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podestà

podestà

See also: podesta

Italian

Noun

podestà m, f ‎(invariable)

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

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