podesta
See also: Podesta, podestà, and Podestà
English
Etymology
From Italian podesta, from Latin potestas (“power; powerful one”). Doublet of poustie. See potent.
Noun
podesta (plural podestas)
- (historical) A chief magistrate of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages
- A municipal office (variously denoting a mayor, councilor, etc.) in some Italian-speaking towns
Derived terms
- podestaressa
Anagrams
- toepads
Italian
Etymology
From Latin potestātem via the nominative form. Compare podestà, from the Latin accusative potestātem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈdɛ.sta/
- Rhymes: -ɛsta
- Hyphenation: po‧dè‧sta
Noun
podesta m or f (invariable)
- (archaic) Synonym of podestà
Further reading
- podesta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana