giudicatura

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin iūdicātūra (“judgeship”). By surface analysis, giudicato (“judgement”) +‎ -ura (collective suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒu.di.kaˈtu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: giu‧di‧ca‧tù‧ra

Noun

giudicatura f (plural giudicature)

1. (obsolete) the office of a judge; judgeship

   Synonym: giudicato

2. (historical) the authority held by a monarch over a state (giudicato) in medieval Sardinia. [10th–14th c.]
3. (historical) any district, with an extension similar to that of a bailiwick or governorate, in the Kingdom of Sardinia. [18th–19th c.]