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Webster 1913 Edition


Corregidor


Cor-reg′i-dor

(k?r-r?j′?-d?r; Sp. k?r-r?ˊh?-d?r′)
,
Noun.
[Sp., orig., a corrector.]
The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.

Webster 1828 Edition


Corregidor

CORREGIDOR

,
Noun.
A Spanish magistrate.

Definition 2024


corregidor

corregidor

English

Noun

corregidor (plural corregidors)

  1. The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.


Spanish

Etymology

From corregir + -dor

Adjective

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

  1. correcting, correctional

Synonyms

Noun

corregidor m (plural corregidores)

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