Dictionary  en•co•mi•en•daPronunciation: (en-kō"mē-en'du, -kom"ē-; Sp. eng"kô-myen'dä), [key] —n., —pl. -dasPronunciation: (-duz; Sp. -däs). [key] (formerly in Spanish America) 1. the system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with its Indian inhabitants. 2. the land or village together with its inhabitants. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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