Glossary entry

Croatian term or phrase:

providur

English translation:

proveditor

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Croatian term

providur

Croatian to English Other History Mletačka vlast u Dalmaciji
U mjesecu srpnju godine 1645. po savjetu providura Alvisa Malipiera u Vrtlinama (Varošu) su porušene sve kuće kako ne bi mogle poslužiti Turcima, a stanovnici su preseljeni unutar gradskih zidina.
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proveditor

In the Republic of Venice, a proveditor was a civilian official charged with overseeing the actions of the condottiere captains hired by the Republic.

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provveditore [prov-ve-di-tó-re] n.m. [f. -trice; pl.m. -i, f. -trici]
1 chi provvede a qualcuno o a qualcosa | in passato e in luoghi diversi, titolo di governatori o amministratori locali
2 chi ha la responsabilitŕ del settore amministrativo di un’associazione o di un ente
3 chi č a capo di un provveditorato: provveditore agli studi
? Deriv. di provvedere.

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