vescovado

Italian

Alternative forms

• vescovato (less common)

Etymology

From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin epīscopātus. Compare Piedmontese vëscuvà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ve.skoˈva.do/
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: ve‧sco‧và‧do

Noun

vescovado m (plural vescovadi)

1. bishopric
2. bishop's palace

Related terms

• vescovile
• vescovo