contado
contado noun: the land controlled by a medieval Italian city-state lying outside the city itself; the hinterland; the countryside under the control of a city.
Noun
contado (plural contados or contadi)
- The land controlled by a medieval Italian city-state lying outside the city itself; the hinterland; the countryside under the control of a city.
- Milan was the most aggressive and successful of the mainland states. It was also one of the richest, its prosperity extended into its contado by canals and irrigation […].2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Penguin, published 2012, page 65
- The population of the contado at the time may be tentatively estimated on the basis of Giovanni Villani's information that, in 1338, it contained 80,000 men fit to bear arms, more than three times the number in Florence city (25,000).2014, Ole Jørgen Benedictow, The Complete History of the Black Death, page 704
Forms of contado
| plural | contados |
|---|---|
| plural | contadi |
Origin of contado
From Italian contado.
Questions about contado
- What does contado mean?
- Contado means the land controlled by a medieval Italian city-state lying outside the city itself; the hinterland; the countryside under the control of a city.
- What part of speech is contado?
- Contado is a noun.
- What is the plural of contado?
- The plural of contado is contados.
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