podesta

See also: Podesta and podestà

English

Etymology

From Italian podestà, from Latin potestas (“power; powerful one”). See potent.

Noun

podesta (plural podestas)

  1. (historical) A chief magistrate of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages.
  2. A municipal office (variously denoting a mayor, councilor, etc.) in some Italian-speaking towns.

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