释义 |
en·co·mi·en·da \(ˌ)enˌkōmēˈendə, -ˌkäm-; ˌenkəmˈyen-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Spanish, from encomendar to entrust, from en- en- (I) (from Latin in-) + obsolete Spanish comendar to entrust, from Latin commendare — more at commend : an estate of land and the inhabiting Indians formerly granted to Spanish colonists or adventurers in America for purposes of tribute and evangelization — compare repartimiento |