Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adelantado

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: ade-lan-ta-do
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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 ."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adelantado, from Spanish adelantar (“to advance, to promote”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: adelantar

Inflected Forms

adelantados (plural) adelantadoes (plural)

Questions

What does adelantado mean?: 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
Where does adelantado come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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