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adelantado

[a.de.lɐ̃ˈta.du]

noun

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. adelantado (governor of a Spanish province)
  2. A historical title for a governor of a Spanish province or a person leading a military expedition.
Examples

O adelantado foi nomeado pela coroa espanhola.

The adelantado was appointed by the Spanish crown.

Pronunciationa.de.lɐ̃ˈta.du

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a historical term mainly used in colonial Spanish American history.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.