corregidor
- noun
- /ˌkɔːrəˈɡɪdɔr/
- Archaic
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corregidor
- Your people must pay tribute and taxes to Señor Antonio Sanchez, the corregidor of your villages and lands.
Examples
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The basin area is divided into two provinces, seven districts, and 30 corregimientos (districts under the jurisdiction of a corregidor).
Academic text (1993) -
True or not, this argument was plausible enough to have convinced the new corregidor.
Academic text (2000) -
The corregidor dies in prison; Lopez and his deputy die in battle.
Academic text (1994) -
For they have the custom of ordering them to make many pieces of clothing in the name of the corregidor, but being for the said caciques, as is public and notorious, and thus if the said caciques have deposed in this case against him, it is for fear of the punishment which might come to them for having ordered the making of clothing.
Academic text (2000) -
The corregidor ensured that the local laws were followed in his district.
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During the colonial period, the corregidor played a crucial role in maintaining order and collecting taxes.
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The village looked to the corregidor for guidance during times of dispute.
Synonyms
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9.9
A mayor of a town or city in Spanish-speaking countries
Surface Forms
Etymology
Corregidor comes from the Spanish corregir, which means 'to correct' or 'to rule', and goes back to a Latin root for 'rule' that you can see in English words like reign and regular. Originally a corregidor was a royal official sent to 'correct' or 'straighten' local government, so the word now means a local administrator or judge.