Meaning of contado | Babel Free

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The land controlled by a medieval Italian city-state lying outside the city itself; the hinterland; the countryside under the control of a city.

historical

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Examples

“Milan was the most aggressive and successful of the mainland states. It was also one of the richest, its prosperity extended into its contado by canals and irrigation […].”

“The population of the contado at the time may be tentatively estimated on the basis of Giovanni Villani's information that, in 1338, it contained 80,000 men fit to bear⟳ arms, more than three times the number⟳ in Florence city (25,000).”

CEFR level