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donataries

donataries is the plural of donatary.

Meaning of donatary

Noun

donatary (plural donataries)

  1. A donatary captain.
    • Because of the massive threat to the very existence of the captaincy, old Duarte Coelho's two sons, Duarte Coelho de Albuquerque, the second donatary, and his brother Jorge de Albuquerque Coelho, the third donatary, interrupted their education in Lisbon at the command of the queen regent to return...1981, David G. Sweet, Gary B. Nash, Struggle and Survival in Colonial America, page 158

Questions about donataries

What is donataries the plural of?
Donataries is the plural of donatary.

Words near donataries in the dictionary

  1. donaries
  2. donary
  3. donas
  4. donat
  5. donatable
  6. donataries
  7. donatary
  8. donatary captain
  9. donatary captaincies
  10. donatary captaincy
  11. donatary captains

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