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cabdiello

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Late Latin capitellum (small head), diminutive of Latin capitulum, from caput (head).

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Noun

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cabdiello m (plural cabdiellos)

  1. a military chief or leader
    • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 30r. col. 2.
      E dixierõ q ſubra / de lãte nos por cabdiello enla / batalla. Dixo nŕo ſẽnor iuda / ſubra caẏo dare la tŕa en ſu / mano.
      [E dixieron: “Qui subrá delante nos por cabdiello en la batalla?” Dixo nuestro señor: “Juda subrá, ca yo daré la tierra en su mano.”]
      And they said: “Who will rise up before us as our leader in battle?” Our Lord said: “Judah will rise up, for I shall deliver the land into his hand.”
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