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donatary captaincies

donatary captaincies is the plural of donatary captaincy.

Meaning of donatary captaincy

Noun

donatary captaincy (plural donatary captaincies)

  1. (historical) A hereditary land grant in colonial Brazil, held by a donatary captain.
    • The main feature was the hereditary seigneury or donatary captaincy, under which lordship over extensive territories on the Brazilian coast was granted out between 1533 and 1535.1983, James Lockhart, Stuart B. Schwartz, Early Latin America

Questions about donatary captaincies

What is donatary captaincies the plural of?
Donatary captaincies is the plural of donatary captaincy.

Words near donatary captaincies in the dictionary

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

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