magnifico

[ mag-nif-i-koh ]

noun

, plural mag·nif·i·coes.

1. a Venetian nobleman.
2. any person of high rank, major importance, etc.

magnifico

/ mæɡˈnɪfɪˌkəʊ /

noun

1. a magnate; grandee

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnifico¹

1565–75; noun use of Italian magnifico (adj.) < Latin magnificus. See magnific

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnifico¹

C16: Italian from Latin magnificus; see magnific

Example Sentences

He is obscure enough, and makes me sometimes wonder whether the ignotum does not pass itself off for the magnifico in his pages.

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By the same profuse expenditure his grandson Lorenzo became known as Lorenzo il Magnifico.

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The Baglioni are rarely mentioned without the title of Magnifico being added to their name.

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It was the beginning of April 1492, and the Magnifico was only in his forty-fourth year.

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All the more prominent members of the Medicean family were styled Magnifico in the same way.

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