Podesta
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Podesta is a noun meaning (now historical) A chief magistrate of various Italian republics and city-states in the Middle Ages.
Meaning
(now historical) A chief magistrate of various Italian republics and city-states in the Middle Ages.
More Meanings
- (now historical) A municipal administrator during the Italian Fascist regime (1927–43).
Example Sentences
M.B. herself is tormented by anxiety […] for her husband, who, as Podestà of this town, is likely soon to get into trouble.
Secular palaces, such as that of the Tolomei, were rented for municipal use, and officials such as the Podestà were found lodgings in others.
Word Forms
- podestas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prior, praetor, prolegate, mandamento, legate, propraetor.
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