English

Noun

encomienda ‎(plural encomiendas)

1. (historical) A Spanish-American estate, comprising land and its Native American inhabitants, and granted to one of the early military adventurers.^[1]

References

1. ↑ The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914

Spanish

Noun

encomienda f ‎(plural encomiendas)

1. parcel
2. order
3. encomienda

Synonyms

• (parcel): paquete

Related terms

• encomendar

Verb

encomienda

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of encomendar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of encomendar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of encomendar.