adelantado

[ ad-l-ahn-tah-doh; Spanish ah-the-lahn-tah-thaw ]

/ ˌæd l ɑnˈtɑ doʊ; Spanish ˌɑ ðɛ lɑnˈtɑ ðɔ /

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noun, plural a·de·lan·ta·dos

[ad-l-ahn-tah-dohz; Spanish ah-the-lahn-tah-thaws]. /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.

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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

add up to, addy, Ade, adeem, Adelaide, adelantado, Adele, adelgid, Adélie Coast, Adélie Land, Adélie penguin

How to use adelantado in a sentence

“I thank you, noble gentlemen,” were the words of the Adelantado, as they separated for the night.
The Lily and the Totem|William Gilmore Simms
But the adelantado positively refused to let the Frenchmen have his shallop or bateau.
The Lily and the Totem|William Gilmore Simms
Leaving a party to guard the boats, the Adelantado set off on foot with the remainder, sleeping one night on the road.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
The cacique attempted to get loose, but was held firm in the iron grasp of the Adelantado.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

The Adelantado distributed among them various trinkets, which so pleased them that they came with still more abundant supplies.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith