corregidor

See also: Corregidor

English

Etymology

Spanish corregidor (literally “corrector”).

Noun

corregidor (plural corregidors)

1. (historical) The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empre.

Related terms

• corregimiento

References

• “corregidor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Spanish

Etymology

From corregir +‎ -dor. Cognate with Portuguese corregedor.

Adjective

corregidor (feminine corregidora, masculine plural corregidores, feminine plural corregidoras)

1. correcting, correctional

   Synonym: correctivo

Noun

corregidor m (plural corregidores)

1. magistrate, reeve (judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law)

Further reading

• “corregidor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014