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en•co•mi•en•da

Pronunciation: (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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