adelantado

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Synonyms: adelanto

Antonyms: adelanto

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A title bestowed by the [[king]] on certain [[noble]]s in the 15th-17th centuries, who granted them [[governorship]] of a [[province]] or charged them with [[conquer]]ing a foreign [[territory]]

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