regidor

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regidor.

Noun

regidor (plural regidors or regidores)

  1. A position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly corresponding to alderman (member of municipal legislative body).

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Catalan

Etymology

From regir +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

Noun

regidor m (plural regidors, feminine regidora)

  1. regidor, councillor

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Further reading

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regidor.

Noun

regidor (animate, plural regidores or regidoresmeh)

  1. (he is) a regidor; an alderman or councilman.
    • 1583: grant of a site for a house, San Miguel Tocuillan
      Do jua Migel Regidor
      (Don Juan Miguel, regidor.)
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1720: confirmation of the status of fields belonging to Santa Elena (Tulancingo)
      auh tiquitohua timochintin Gouor Rexidor mor yhuan alcaldes timochintin ofiçiales de rrepublica
      (And all of us, governor, regidor mayor, and alcaldes, all of us officials of the commonwealth)
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

  • Lockhart, James (1991) Nahuas and Spaniards: Postconquest Central Mexican History and Philology, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 74, 104

Spanish

Etymology

From regir (to govern) +‎ -dor.

Noun

regidor m (plural regidores, feminine regidora, feminine plural regidoras)

  1. regidor (a position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly corresponding to alderman (member of municipal legislative body))
    Synonym: concejal

Descendants

  • Classical Nahuatl: regidor
  • English: regidor

Further reading