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Webster 1913 Edition


Adelantado


Aˊde-lan-ta′do

,
Noun.
[Sp., prop. p. of
adelantar
to advance, to promote.]
A governor of a province; a commander.
Prescott.

Webster 1828 Edition


Adelantado

ADELANTA'DO

,
Noun.
A governor of a province; a lieutenant governor.

Definition 2024


adelantado

adelantado

English

Noun

adelantado (plural adelantados or adelantadoes)

  1. A governor of a province; a commander.
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Translations


Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish adelantado.

Adjective

adelantádo

  1. advanced, modern
  2. progressive

Portuguese

Noun

adelantado m (plural adelantados)

  1. adelantado (governor of a Spanish province)

Spanish

Etymology

Past participle of adelantar to advance, to promote.

Adjective

adelantado m (feminine singular adelantada, masculine plural adelantados, feminine plural adelantadas)

  1. rash, precipitate (hasty, not careful or considered)

Related terms

Synonyms

Noun

adelantado m (plural adelantados)

  1. A governor of a province; a commander.

Verb

adelantado

  1. Past participle of adelantar.