Before revision: Thus in East Frisia, there were podestas identical in name and functions to those of the Italian republics; sometimes each province had one, and sometimes the federal diet elected a podesta-general for the whole country, the term of office being for a limited period or for life.J.L.
After revision: Thus in East Frisia, there were podestas identical in name and functions to those of the Italian republics; sometimes each province had one, and sometimes the federal diet elected a -general for the whole country, the term of office being for a limited period or for life.J.L.