| 单词 | encomienda |
| 释义 | encomienda /en koh'mee en"deuh, -kom'ee-/; Sp. /eng'kaw myen"dah/, n. , pl. encomiendas /-deuhz/; Sp. /-dahs/. (formerly in Spanish America) 1. the system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with its Indian inhabitants. 2. the land or village together with its inhabitants. [1800-10; < Sp: charge, commission, recommendation. See EN-1, COMMEND] |
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