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Noveschi

Noveschi proper noun: the nine ruling councillors comprising the government of Siena during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

Proper noun

Noveschi

  1. (historical) The nine ruling councillors comprising the government of Siena during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
    • Standing there, you might feel you were before a just and more or less ideal government, which is what the noveschi thought they were.2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Penguin, published 2012, page 65
    • Laudemia may well have been part of a subtle maneuver on the part of the Noveschi to ingratiate the imperial family to their cause.2012, Konrad Eisenbichler, The Sword and the Pen

Questions about Noveschi

What does Noveschi mean?
Noveschi means the nine ruling councillors comprising the government of Siena during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
What part of speech is Noveschi?
Noveschi is a proper noun.

Words near Noveschi in the dictionary

  1. novennium
  2. novercal
  3. novercaphobia
  4. noverint
  5. noverints
  6. Noveschi
  7. novex
  8. Novgorod
  9. Novgorod Republic
  10. Novgorodian
  11. Novgorodians

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