podestà

See also: podesta, Podesta, and Podestà

Italian

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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