n.
Pronunciation: ˌ p ō -d ə - ' stä
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian podestà, literally, power, from Latin potestat-, potestas, irregular from potis able ― more at POTENT
Date: 1548
: a chief magistrate in a medieval Italian municipality
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ p ō -d ə - ' stä
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian podestà, literally, power, from Latin potestat-, potestas, irregular from potis able ― more at POTENT
Date: 1548
: a chief magistrate in a medieval Italian municipality
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012