mita

[ mee-tuh ]

/ ˈmi tə /

noun

a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.

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Origin of mita

1720–30; American Spanish <Quechua mit'a literally, turn, time

Words nearby mita

misuse, misuser, misventure, misword, MIT, mita, Mitanni, Mitannian, MITC, mitch, Mitchell

Example sentences from the Web for mita

The severe eye of the bishop met the supplicating looks of Mita, and her eyes sought the ground.
The Days of Chivalry|Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine
Mita uttered a shriek as if she had received the blow, and hid her face in her hands.
The Days of Chivalry|Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine
It was half an hour after sunset when the two friends arrived at Mita.
The Cat of Bubastes|G. A. Henty
By the Mita, the Peruvians were compelled to work in the mines and plantations.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846|Various

Then Mita threw herself at the feet of her father and prayed him to spare the life of the Cheyenne.
Deerfoot in The Mountains|Edward S. Ellis

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