encomienda

[en,kəumi'endə]
  • n. 监护征赋制;连同居民在内的土地
  • n. (Encomienda)人名;(菲)恩科米恩达

英文词源


encomienda (n.)
"estate granted to a Spaniard in America with powers to tax the Indians," 1810, from Spanish, literally "commission," from or related to encomendar "to commit, charge," from assimilated form of Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + Medieval Latin commendam, from Latin commendare (see commend).

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