scudocrociato

scudo (“shield”) +‎ crociato (“bearing a cross”, adjective).
A red cross on a white shield was the symbol of the now-defunct Italian centrist political party named Democrazia Cristiana (1943 – 1994).

• IPA^(key): /sku.do.kroˈt͡ʃa.to/, [s̪kud̪okr̺oˈt͡ʃäːt̪o̞]
• Stress: scudocrociàto
• Hyphenation: scu‧do‧cro‧cia‧to

scudocrociato (feminine singular scudocrociata, masculine plural scudocrociati, feminine plural scudocrociate)

1. (historical, politics) Of or pertaining to the Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy) political party.
2. (by extension) Of or pertaining to any centrist political party adopting the cross-bearing shield as a symbol.

scudocrociato m (plural scudocrociati, feminine scudocrociata)

1. (historical) A member or the Democrazia Cristiana political party (male)
2. (by extension) A member of any centrist political party adopting the cross-bearing shield as a symbol (male)

• democristiano