merindad

Spanish

Etymology

From merino +‎ -dad.

Noun

merindad f (plural merindades)

(Spain) a county subdivision, larger than a municipality but smaller than a province, now mainly historical
Synonym: merinato

Further reading

“merindad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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