GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Podesta , n. [It. podestà, fr. L. potestas power, magistracy. See Potent.]
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   One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages.
   Brande & C.
   
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   A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy.
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