Bible Encyclopedias
Podesta
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
The name given to the chief magistrate of an Italian town, with military as well as municipal authority; he was salaried, and annually elected to the office by the council, and had to give an account of his administration at the end of his term.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Podesta'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/podesta.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.