mita
[mee-tuh]
- 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
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Historical Examples
It was half an hour after sunset when the two friends arrived at Mita.
The Cat of BubastesG. A. Henty
Aude and Roland, less fortunate than Miton and Mita, were not yet married.
The Days of ChivalryErnest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine
Miton was now thirty-two, Mita twenty-seven, and Mitaine eight.
The Days of ChivalryErnest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine
Then Mita threw herself at the feet of her father and prayed him to spare the life of the Cheyenne.
Deerfoot in The MountainsEdward S. Ellis
Pisiris conspired with Mita, chief of the Mushki, and proclaimed his independence; but vengeance swiftly and surely overtook him.