corregidor

[ kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr; Spanish kawr-re-hee-th awr ]

/ kəˈrɛg ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr; Spanish kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔr /

noun, plural cor·reg·i·dors, cor·reg·i·do·res [kuh-reg-i-dawr-eez, -dohr-; Spanish kawr-re-hee-th aw-res] /kəˈrɛg ɪˈdɔr iz, -ˈdoʊr-; Spanish kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔ rɛs/.

the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.

History/Historical. (in Spanish America)

a minor administrative unit.
the chief officer of such a district.

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Origin of corregidor

1585–95; < Spanish, derivative of corregir to correct

Corregidor

[ kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr; Spanish kawr-re-hee-th awr ]

/ kəˈrɛg ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr; Spanish kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔr /

noun

an island in Manila Bay, in the Philippines: U.S. forces defeated by the Japanese in May, 1942. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).

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Examples from the Web for corregidor

Andrew thanked him; the corregidor returned home, and told his wife what had passed between them.
The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Saluting the corregidor, he began pacing up and down the room without taking off his cloak.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXIX.|Various
Clawless lobsters are caught amongst the rocks of Corregidor and Mariveles.
The Inhabitants of the Philippines|Frederic H. Sawyer
The Corregidor too does not keep her waiting long and Frasquita makes him so much in love with her that he becomes very impetuous.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

The country was divided into about fifty districts, called "corregimentos," each under the rule of a corregidor.
The South American Republics, Part II (of 2)|Thomas C. Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for corregidor

Corregidor

/ (kəˈrɛɡɪˌdɔː) /

noun

an island at the entrance to Manila Bay, in the Philippines: site of the defeat of American forces by the Japanese (1942) in World War II

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