corregidor
See also: Corregidor
English
Etymology
Spanish corregidor (literally “corrector”).
Noun
corregidor (plural corregidors)
- (historical) The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empre.
Related terms
References
- “corregidor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Spanish
Etymology
From corregir + -dor. Cognate with Portuguese corregedor.
Adjective
corregidor (feminine corregidora, masculine plural corregidores, feminine plural corregidoras)
- correcting, correctional
- Synonym: correctivo
Noun
corregidor m (plural corregidores)
- magistrate, reeve (judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law)
Further reading
- “corregidor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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