Definitions for adelantado

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adelantado a·de·lan·ta·do

Spelling: [ad-l-ahn-tah-doh; Spanish ah-th e-lahn-tah-

IPA: /ˌæd l ɑnˈtɑ doʊ; Spanish ˌɑ ðɛ lɑnˈtɑ ðɔ/

Adelantado is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 341 anagrams from letters in adelantado (aaaddelnot).

Definitions for adelantado

noun

1. a governor of a province in Spain or of a Spanish colonial province.
2. any of the early explorers, conquerors, or colonizers in Spanish America.

Origin of adelantado

1835-45, Americanism; Spanish, noun use of past participle of adelantar to go forward, derivative of adelante in front (a- (Latin ad- ad-) + delante before, for denante

Examples for adelantado

He had been in the service of the adelantado, and was not unrecognized.

These are not the islands the adelantado told us of, nor will we remain here.

Hernando de Soto, the adelantado of Florida, and that ismystory.

They were well received by the adelantado, and a collation spread for them.

I am Pedro Melendez, adelantado of all this Florida, and of the isles thereof.

So the body was left, and the adelantado approved the slaughter.

There is no good English equivalent for Soto's title of adelantado.

Ribaut vainly called on the adelantado to remember his oath.

There is much that is wise in what you say, said the adelantado, but the King has no money for this enterprise.

It is possible that the adelantado was dispatched with the letter.