sculdascio

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sculdasius, sculdachius, from Lombardic *skuldhaizo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skulˈdaʃ.ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -aʃʃo
  • Hyphenation: scul‧dà‧scio

Noun

sculdascio m (plural sculdasci)

  1. (historical) a Lombard steward of a duke who had both civil and military authority

Further reading
  • sculdascio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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