The word Mafia or Mafioso has been known in writing, in Siciliy for at least 200 years It has commonly been used in the Borgo region of Palermo, and is an adjective having numerous meanings: 'beauty, charm, perfection, excellence' bringing on the ideas of beauty, superiority, bravery, boldness, without the sense of arrogance The term encapsules the original meaning of the midevil knights or soldiers, which also fits very well with the era in which the local Mafie militias started emerging is Sicily.
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