Cortes

¹

[kawr-tiz, kawr-tes]

noun

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

Cortés

²

Or Cor·tez

[kawr-tez, kawr-tes]

noun

1. Hernando Hernán 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

Cortes

¹

/ ˈkortes, ˈkɔːtɛz /

noun

1. the national assembly of Spain and (until 1910) Portugal

Cortés

²

/ kɔːˈtɛz, ˈkɔːtɛz, korˈtes /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cortes¹

1660–70; < Spanish, plural of corte court

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cortes¹

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