adelantado
[ ad-l-ahn-tah-doh; Spanish ah-th e-lahn-tah-th aw ]
/ ˌæd l ɑnˈtɑ doʊ; Spanish ˌɑ ðɛ lɑnˈtɑ ðɔ /
noun, plural a·de·lan·ta·dos [ad-l-ahn-tah-dohz; Spanish ah-th e-lahn-tah-th aws] /ˌæd l ɑnˈtɑ doʊz; Spanish ˌɑ ðɛ lɑnˈtɑ ðɔs/. History/Historical.
a governor of a province in Spain or of a Spanish colonial province.
any of the early explorers, conquerors, or colonizers in Spanish America.
Origin of adelantado
1835–45,
Americanism; < Spanish, noun use of past participle of
adelantar to go forward, derivative of
adelante in front (
a- (< Latin
ad-
ad-) +
delante before, for
denante < Late Latin
dē in ante)
Words nearby adelantado
adductor muscle of thumb,
addy,
ade,
adeem,
adelaide,
adelantado,
adele,
adelgid,
adeline,
adelomorphous,
ademption