"podesta" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: podestas [plural]
Etymology: From Italian podesta, from Latin potestas (“power; powerful one”). Doublet of poustie. See potent. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|it|podesta}} Italian podesta, {{uder|en|la|potestas||power; powerful one}} Latin potestas (“power; powerful one”), {{doublet|en|poustie}} Doublet of poustie Head templates: {{en-noun}} podesta (plural podestas)
  1. (now historical) A chief magistrate of various Italian republics and city-states in the Middle Ages. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-podesta-en-noun-8u0qTjJ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (now historical) A municipal administrator during the Italian Fascist regime (1927–43). Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-podesta-en-noun-5SFbpjJw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: podestaressa

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /poˈdɛ.sta/
Rhymes: -ɛsta Etymology: From Latin potestātem via the nominative form. Compare podestà, from the Latin accusative potestātem. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|potestās|potestātem}} Latin potestātem Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#|g2=f}} podesta m or f (invariable)
  1. (archaic) Synonym of podestà Wikipedia link: it:podesta Tags: archaic, feminine, invariable, masculine Synonyms: podestà [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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