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caporegime

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ca⋅po⋅re⋅gime

[kah-poh-ruh-zheem, kap-o-]
–noun
the second in command to a capo; Mafia lieutenant.

Origin:
1970–75; < It, lit. head of the regime; see capo 2 , regime
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