podesta

[史](中世纪意大利的城镇)长官, 县长

词形变化

podestas 复数 podestas

别名

podestà

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chief magistrate of various Italian republics and city-states in the Middle Ages.

    历史

    Secular palaces, such as that of the Tolomei, were rented for municipal use, and officials such as the Podestà were found lodgings in others.

  2. 2.

    A municipal administrator during the Italian Fascist regime (1927–43).

    历史

词源

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

来源：wiktionary