Medicean

adjective

Med·​i·​ce·​an

¦medə¦chēən,

-də¦sē-

: of or relating to the Medici family

especially : of or relating to a great Florentine library founded by Lorenzo de' Medici

Word History

Etymology

Italian mediceo Medicean (from the Medici, Italian family powerful in Florence and Tuscany especially from the 14th to 16th centuries) + English -an

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