mandamento

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noun

mandamento (former type of Italian administrative district; territory ruled by a praetor)

OriginItalian mandamento →
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Meanings

nounmandamento (plural mandamentos)

plural mandamentos

  1. mandamento (former type of Italian administrative district; territory ruled by a praetor)
  2. mandamento (territory ruled by a Sicilian Mafia clan, under a capomandamento (“family boss”))

Origin

  1. Italianmandamento
  2. Englishmandamento

Borrowed from Italian mandamento. Doublet of mandement.

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APA

mandamento. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandamento

MLA

“mandamento.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandamento. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mandamento,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandamento.

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