(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:05:21

Po*des"ta (?), n. [It. podesta, fr. L. potestas power, magistracy. See Potent.]

1.

One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages.

Brande & C.

2.

A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy.

 

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