"podesta" meaning in English

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Noun

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. (historical) A chief magistrate of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-podesta-en-noun-26rrJFEZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 76 24
  2. A municipal office (variously denoting a mayor, councilor, etc.) in some Italian-speaking towns
    Sense id: en-podesta-en-noun-~YMipc4g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: podestaressa

Inflected forms

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