Adelantado
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Adelantado is a noun meaning (historical) A title bestowed by the king on certain nobles in the 15th-17th centuries, who granted them governorship of a province or charged them with conquering a foreign territory.
Meaning
(historical) A title bestowed by the king on certain nobles in the 15th-17th centuries, who granted them governorship of a province or charged them with conquering a foreign territory.
Example Sentences
The grand master[…]communicated it to the principal chiefs on the borders ; among others , to Don Pedro Henriquez , adelantado of Andalusia , Don Juan de Silva , count of Cifuentes , Don Alonso de Aguilar , and the marquis of Cadiz .
Word Forms
- adelantados
- adelantadoes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alcade, count, monseigneur, prince-primate, seignior, alcaid.
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