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podesta
noun 2name 1
Definitions
noun
1
A chief magistrate of various Italian republics and city-states in the Middle Ages.
Secular palaces, such as that of the Tolomei, were rented for municipal use, and officials such as the Podestà were found lodgings in others.
2
A municipal administrator during the Italian Fascist regime (1927–43).
M.B. herself is tormented by anxiety […] for her husband, who, as Podestà of this town, is likely soon to get into trouble.
name
1
A surname from Italian.
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