juramentado
Americannoun
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juramentados
plural
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Etymology
Origin of juramentado
< Spanish: literally, (one) sworn (past participle of juramentar to swear), equivalent to jurament- (< Late Latin jūrāmentum oath, equivalent to jūrā ( re ) to swear + -mentum -ment ) + -ado -ate 1
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Usually it is a lot of trouble to kill a juramentado.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus prepared, the juramentado is ready for everything.
From The Boys of '98 by Otis, James
"Governor Mason," he exclaimed, "Captain Hornbecker reports that there is a juramentado loose between here and Zamboanga!"
From Terry A Tale of the Hill People by Thomson, Charles Goff
That night as the Americans swung along under the dome of brilliant stars, a question arose as to the meaning of juramentado.
From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Stuart, Florence Partello
A wild shriek crashed through the intense stillness; a green sarong was torn off, and the white-clad figure of a juramentado rushed at the governor.
From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Stuart, Florence Partello
An eminent scientist, Doctor Montano, sent on a mission to the Philippines by the French government, describes the entry of eleven juramentados into Tianggi.
From The Boys of '98 by Otis, James
Orders required that the Moro receive humane treatment, and forbade any drastic measures being taken against the juramentados, saying time would cure it.
From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Stuart, Florence Partello
To the rovers of the seas succeeded the organisation known as juramentados.
From The Boys of '98 by Otis, James
Now and again would appear a few juramentados, or sworn Mahometans, who sought their way to Allah by the sacrifice of their own blood, but causing considerable destruction to the invading party.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
From that time forward he is enrolled in the ranks of the juramentados, and has nothing to do but await the hour when the will of his superior shall let him loose upon the Christians.
From The Boys of '98 by Otis, James
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