Medicean

/ (ˌmɛdɪˈsiːən, -ˈtʃiː-) /

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adjective

of or relating to the Medici, the Italian family of bankers, merchants, and rulers of Florence and Tuscany, prominent in Italian political and cultural history in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries

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Words nearby Medicean

Medicare, medicate, medicated, medication, medicative, Medicean, Medici, medicide, Medici, Lorenzo de, medicinable, medicinal

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How to use Medicean in a sentence

I had lost faith in the Medicean popes, and especially in this weak and crafty cousin of Leo X.
Romance of Roman Villas|Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
But it is not in connection with any reverence for the scions of the Medicean House that our footsteps are drawn hither.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
Such was likewise the attitude of several members of the Medicean circle, when the crash came.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner
These words rang ever in the ears of the Dominican friar who was now to eclipse the Medicean rulers of Florence.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner

Like many similar stories of the Medicean princes, this appears to be entirely fictitious.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner