Meanings
plural caporegimes
- A high-ranking member of a crime family in the Mafia who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has significant social status and influence in the organization.
And so usually a trusted caporegime would be sent out to rent a secret apartment and fill it with mattresses. That apartment would be used as a sally port into the city when an offensive was mounted.
1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather, page 104Synonyms: capo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA high-ranking member of a crime family in the Mafia who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has significant social status and influence in the organization.
Origin
Borrowed from Italian.
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