Medicean

British

/ -ˈtʃiː-, ˌmɛdɪˈsiːən /

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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In the closing, impossible sprint handicap, Canas is 11-1 from 14s, Desert Strike 16-1 from 20s and Time Medicean 25-1 from 33-1.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2012

The Wiltshire-based trainer Jeremy Gask, born in Australia, has booked him to ride Medicean Man, a 50-1 shot.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2012

"Medicean" is the clich� for large acts of art patronage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Medicean longings inflate the breast of the lowliest junk-bond zillionaire.

From Time Magazine Archive

Evelyn recorded a suggestion that the Society might take as its coat of arms a representation of a pair of crossed telescopes surmounted by the Medicean planets.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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