The Republic of Venice changed continuously as conditions inside and outside of it changed, until it gradually found its final form in the 1300s and 1400s.
“Consegio de Diese” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
“Consiglio dei Dieci” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Pregài o Pregadi” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
“Monachini, Moneghini” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Inquisitori alle Scuole Grandi” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Esecutori contro la Bestemmia” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Meretrici” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal..
In ancient Venice prostitution was considered a necessary evil, where more harm would come from a ban than from a de facto acceptance