Serenissima, La the Republic of Venice
Signori di Notte young aristocrats elected to run the local sbirri
Signoria the doge and his six counselors, plus the three chiefs of the Quarantia soldo (pclass="underline" soldi) see DUCAT
Ten see COUNCIL OF TEN
Three the state inquisitors, a subcommittee of the Council of Ten traghetto a permanent mooring station for public-hire gondolas; also the association of gondoliers that owns it
Tuscan the language of Florence, which became modern Italian
Veneziano the language of Venice vizio Missier Grande ’s deputy
Wells the prison cells on the ground floor of the Doges’ Palace zonta a group of extra members added to a committee