transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpō-də-ˈstä ]
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
transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpō-də-ˈstä ]
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's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003