A "Padrone" (female form Padrona) is the supervisor of the Capi within a geographical region. Padrones coordinate tithes (either in the form of money or in the form of Wraiths) from various Giovanni households and pass them up the hierarchy. All Padrones in a given geographical area answer to a single Maestro.
References
- VTM: V20 Lore of the Clans
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