Cortes

¹

[ kawr-tiz; Spanish kawr-tes ]

noun

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

Cortés

²

or Cor·tez

[ kawr-tez; Spanish kawr-tes ]

noun

1. Her·nan·do [e, r, -, nahn, -daw] Her·nán [e, r, -, nahn], 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

Cortes

¹

/ ˈkɔːtɛz; ˈkortes /

noun

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

Cortés

²

/ korˈtes; ˈkɔːtɛz; kɔːˈtɛz /

noun

1. CortésHernando (ɛrˈnando) or Hernán14851547MSpanishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: conquistador 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

Example Sentences

There should be more training on social media safety, Cortés says—and a clear mechanism for legal recourse when people are threatened online.

From MIT Technology Review

The Cortés papers and missing Oxyrhynchus pieces were identified because of academic intervention.

From The Daily Beast

According to Cortes, immigrants lower the prices of products consumed by highly educated consumers by 0.4 percent of GDP.

From The Daily Beast

In the telling insight of populist organizer Ernie Cortes, not only does power corrupt, but “powerlessness also corrupts.”

From The Daily Beast

Just four weeks before the massive collapse of the mine, a mini-avalanche sliced off the left leg of worker Gino Cortes.

From The Daily Beast

Cortes says the two Tea Party positions are not mutually exclusive, and Meckler says he agrees, to a point.

From The Daily Beast

Update: Alex Cortes' quote was amended after initial publication.

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile the more distant provinces had acknowledged the authority of the cortes, and had sworn to support the constitution.

From Project Gutenberg

The recent law passed by the Spanish Cortes for the suppression of religious houses, has been strictly enforced here.

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Meantime, news of these transactions arrived at Rio, as well as notice of the decrees of the Cortes at Lisbon.

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The officers of the Lisbon troops talk loudly of his being obliged to do his duty, and obey the mandate of the Cortes.

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The Cortes met on the 2nd of January, and continued in deliberation till the 22nd of April.

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