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donatary

donatary noun: a donatary captain. Also the alternative form of donatory.

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
    • A third was established in 1611 in the newly created State of Maranhao, and a fourth in Pernambuco after the crown confiscated that captaincy from its donatary.1984, Lyle N. McAlister, Spain and Portugal in the New World, 1492-1700 - Volume 3, page 444

Also used as

donatary is also the alternative form of donatory.

Forms of donatary

pluraldonataries

Phrases with donatary

Questions about donatary

What does donatary mean?
Donatary means a donatary captain.
What part of speech is donatary?
Donatary is a noun.
What is the plural of donatary?
The plural of donatary is donataries.

Words near donatary in the dictionary

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

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