Definition of ADELANTADO • Law Dictionary • TheLaw.com

In Spanish law. A governor of a province; a president or president judge; a judge having jurisdiction over a kingdom, or over certain provinces only. So called from having authority over the judges of those places. Las Partidas, pt 3, tit 4, 1. 1. ADELING, or ATHELING. Noble; excellent. A title of honor among the Anglo Saxons, properly belonging to the king’s children. Spelman.

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