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)
- (historical) a Lombard steward of a duke who had both civil and military authority
Related terms
- sculdascia
Further reading
- sculdascio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana