Definition
In medieval Italy and the Papal States, a royal or noble official who managed estates, enforced the law, or collected taxes in a region.
Etymology
From Lombard 'gastald,' derived from Germanic 'gastald,' composed of 'gast' (guest/stranger) and 'wald' (to rule). Over time, it came to mean a manager or steward with significant administrative power.
Kelly Says
The 'gast' part literally meant 'guest' or 'stranger,' so a gastaldo was originally someone trusted enough to manage property for an absent nobleman—basically a professional outsider hired to keep things fair because he had no local loyalties.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጋስታልዶ
gas-tahl-doh
ARالعربية
غاستالدو
ghaas-tahl-doo
BNবাংলা
গ্যাস্টাল্ডো
gastaldo
CACatalà
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
CSČeština
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
DADansk
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
DEDeutsch
Gastaldo
GAS-tal-doh
ELΕλληνικά
γασταλδό
gastaldo
ESEspañol
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
FAفارسی
گاستالدو
gastaldo
FISuomi
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
FRFrançais
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
HAHA
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
HIहिन्दी
गैस्टाल्डो
gastaldo
HUMagyar
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
IGIG
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
ITItaliano
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
KMKM
កាស្តាល៕ត
kas-tahl-doh
MSBahasa Melayu
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
MYမြန်မာ
ဂေစတာလ်ဒို
ga-shtar-doh
NLNederlands
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
NONorsk
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
PLPolski
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
PTPortuguês
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
RORomână
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
RUРусский
гасталдо
gastaldo
SVSvenska
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
SWKiswahili
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
TAதமிழ்
காஸ்டால்டோ
kaas-tahl-doh
TEతెలుగు
గస్టల్డో
gastaldo
THไทย
แกสตัลโด
gae-sart-talo
TLTL
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
TRTürkçe
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
UKУкраїнська
гасталдо
gastaldo
VITiếng Việt
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
YOYO
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh
ZH中文
加斯塔尔多
jiā sī tā ěr duō
ZUZU
gastaldo
gas-TAL-doh