sculdascia

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sculdasia, derived from sculdasius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skulˈdaʃ.ʃa/, /skul.daʃˈʃi.a/
• Rhymes: -aʃʃa, -ia
• Hyphenation: scul‧dà‧scia, scul‧da‧scì‧a

Noun

sculdascia f (plural sculdascie)

1. (historical) the office of a Lombard steward; their jurisdiction

Related terms

• sculdascio

Further reading

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