Cortes

[kawr-tiz; Spanish kawr-tes]

noun

(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.

Origin of Cortes

1660–70; < Spanish, plural of corte court

Cortés

or Cor·tez

[kawr-tez; Spanish kawr-tes]

noun

Her·nan·do [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/Her·nán [er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/, 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

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Examples from the Web for cortes

Contemporary Examples of cortes

According to Cortes, immigrants lower the prices of products consumed by highly educated consumers by 0.4 percent of GDP.
The Case for More Low-Skill Immigration
Veronique de Rugy
December 7, 2014
Cortes says the two Tea Party positions are not mutually exclusive, and Meckler says he agrees, to a point.
The Tea Party Splinters
Patricia Murphy
July 2, 2011

Historical Examples of cortes

In 1843 the Cortes declared that the Queen had attained her majority.
A Short History of Spain
Mary Platt Parmele
The Carlists were scheming, and the Cortes was driven to an immediate decision.
A Short History of Spain
Mary Platt Parmele
Her Cortes was not a national assembly, and its members were not the choice of the people.
A Short History of Spain
Mary Platt Parmele
The cap which Cortes had sent was returned filled with gold dust.
Discoverers and Explorers
Edward R. Shaw
Just what Cortes at first proposed to do is not quite clear.
South American Fights and Fighters
Cyrus Townsend Brady

British Dictionary definitions for cortes

Cortes

noun

the national assembly of Spain and (until 1910) Portugal

Word Origin for Cortes

C17: from Spanish, literally: courts, plural of corte court, from Latin cohors cohort

Cortés

Cortez (kɔːˈtɛz)

noun

Hernando (ɛrˈnando) or Hernán (ɛrˈnan). 1485–1547, Spanish conquistador: defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1523)

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Word Origin and History for cortes

1660s, legislative houses of Spain or Portugal, from Spanish and Portuguese plural of corte, from Latin cortem (see court (n.)).