sculdascia

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sculdasia, derived from sculdasius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skulˈdaʃ.ʃa/, /skul.daʃˈʃi.a/
  • Rhymes: -aʃʃa, -ia
  • Hyphenation: scul‧dà‧scia, scul‧da‧scì‧a

Noun

sculdascia f (plural (with stress on -ìa) sculdascie)

  1. (historical) the office of a Lombard steward; their jurisdiction

Further reading

  • sculdascia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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