Signoria — Dizionario

Signoria

Giuseppe Boerio (1754-1832) published his Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano (Dictionary of the Venetian Dialect) in 1829 (2nd ed. 1856, 3rd ed. 1867). It is an invaluable tool for anybody who reads texts from the time of the Republic of Venice.

SIGNORIA, s. f. Lordship; Seigniorage, Dominion, Podestà.

The Serenissima Signoria, so called, in the Venetian Government, was composed of the Doge, the six current Councillors mentioned above and the three superior Heads of the Quarantia criminale. It was the Presidency of the Maggior Consiglio.

Italian original

SIGNORIA, s. f. Signoria; Signoraggio, Dominio, Podestà.

La Serenissima Signoria, così detta, nel Governo Veneto, era composta del Doge, de’ sei Consiglieri attuali detti sopra e de’ tre Capi superiori della Quarantia criminale. Essa era la Presidenza del Maggior Consiglio.

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