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English
Etymology
From Spanish encomendero.
Noun
encomendero (plural encomenderos)
- The holder of an encomienda.
Spanish
Etymology
From encomienda + -ero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enkomenˈdeɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: en‧co‧men‧de‧ro
Noun
encomendero m (plural encomenderos, feminine encomendera, feminine plural encomenderas)
- supplier
- holder of an encomienda
2015 October 6, “La persistencia del patrimonialismo”, in El País:Quien ocupa una posición por efecto de las urnas, los concursos o las designaciones, meritorias o no, puede suponer que tiene tanto derecho a la apropiación o al beneficio, como lo tuvo un señor feudal, un encomendero o un califa.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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