Cortes
[kawr-tiz; Spanish kawr-tes]
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noun
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
Origin of Cortes
Cortés
or Cor·tez
[kawr-tez; Spanish kawr-tes]
noun
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Her Cortes was not a national assembly, and its members were not the choice of the people.
A Short History of SpainMary Platt Parmele
The Carlists were scheming, and the Cortes was driven to an immediate decision.
A Short History of SpainMary Platt Parmele
In 1843 the Cortes declared that the Queen had attained her majority.
A Short History of SpainMary Platt Parmele
The cap which Cortes had sent was returned filled with gold dust.
Discoverers and ExplorersEdward R. Shaw
All the Spanish conquerors were cruel; but Cortes was not so cruel as many others.
South American Fights and FightersCyrus Townsend Brady
Cortes
noun
Word Origin for Cortes
C17: from Spanish, literally: courts, plural of corte court, from Latin cohors cohort
Cortés
Cortez (kɔːˈtɛz)
noun
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