podesta

See also: Podesta, podestà, and Podestà

English

Etymology

From Italian podesta, from Latin potestas (“power; powerful one”). Doublet of poustie. 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

Derived terms

• podestaressa

Anagrams

• toepads

Italian

Etymology

From Latin potestātem via the nominative form. Compare podestà, from the Latin accusative potestātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈdɛ.sta/
• Rhymes: -ɛsta
• Hyphenation: po‧dè‧sta

Noun

podesta m or f (invariable)

1. (archaic) Synonym of podestà

Further reading

• podesta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana