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repartimientos

repartimientos is the plural of repartimiento.

Meaning of repartimiento

Noun

repartimiento (plural repartimientos)

  1. (historical) A partition or distribution, especially of slaves.
    • He could not withstand these sneers, but resigned his appointment, and remained in the island as a private individual; establishing himself in a village where he had a large repartimiento or allotment of Indians assigned to him by a grant from the king.1831, Washington Irving, Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus, John Murray, pages 283–284
  2. (historical) An assessment of taxes.

Questions about repartimientos

What is repartimientos the plural of?
Repartimientos is the plural of repartimiento.

Words near repartimientos in the dictionary

  1. reparteeing
  2. repartees
  3. repartied
  4. reparties
  5. repartimiento
  6. repartimientos
  7. reparting
  8. repartition
  9. repartitionable
  10. repartitioned
  11. repartitioning

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