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encomienda: Meaning and Definition of
en•co•mi•en•da
Pronunciation: (en-kō"mē-en'du, -kom"ē- Sp. eng"kô-myen'dä), [key]
— pl. -das
- the system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with its Indian inhabitants.
- the land or village together with its inhabitants.
