sculdascia
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin sculdasia, derived from sculdasius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skulˈdaʃ.ʃa/, /skul.daʃˈʃi.a/
- Rhymes: -aʃʃa, -ia
- Hyphenation: scul‧dà‧scia, scul‧da‧scì‧a
Noun
sculdascia f (plural sculdascie)
- (historical) the office of a Lombard steward; their jurisdiction
Related terms
- sculdascio
Further reading
- sculdascia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana