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Old Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin capitellum (“small head”), diminutive of Latin capitulum, from caput (“head”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cabdiello m (plural cabdiellos)
- a military chief or leader
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 30r. col. 2.
E dixierõ q ſubra / de lãte nos por cabdiello enla / batalla. Dixo nŕo ſẽnor iuda / ſubra caẏo dare la tŕa en ſu / mano.- [E dixieron: “Qui subrá delante nos por cabdiello en la batalla?” Dixo nuestro señor: “Juda subrá, ca yo daré la tierra en su mano.”]
- And they said: “Who will rise up before us as our leader in battle?” Our Lord said: “Judah will rise up, for I shall deliver the land into his hand.”
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