hacendado
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of hacendado
First recorded in 1840–50; from Spanish, equivalent to hacienda + suffix -ado; see origin at hacienda ( def. ), -ate 1 ( def. )
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He told us about an hacendado, a large landowner, who used his company store to keep his father and other peasants in a state of endless debt.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
The big muleteer who had led the retreat returned on a shuffling run, and as he stood before the hacendado, sombrero in hand, Seyd saw the fear in his face.
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman
A young hacendado, splendidly horsed, was next upon his flanks; but each time he reached forth to grasp the tail it was whisked beyond his reach.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.
Well, well, well, and so you are that rich old hacendado who never gave even a fanega of corn to Republic or French either, unless 455frightened into it?
From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)
The hacendado, or estate owner, or ranchero, mounts his horse directly after early morning coffee, in order to make the round of his plantations.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin
His potent backers were Chile's hacendados, the Agrarians. whose previous man had been President Alessandri.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a merchant or so, a coffee exporter or so, a ranchero or so, and hacendados from the interior.
From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)
Boldly, audaciously, he had gone as a rich hacendado, and after the manner of rich hacendados he had “seen the City.”
From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)
They were levying regular tolls on the rancheros and hacendados when Don Sebastien returned from his schooling.
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman
There were rancheros in their picturesque attire, smart arrieros, miners from the hills, townsmen, hacendados of the valley, vaqueros from the grazing-farms, and ciboleros, whose home is for the most part on the wide prairies.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.
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