cacicato

Spanish

Etymology

From cacique +‎ -ato.

Noun

cacicato m (plural cacicatos)

1. chieftainship (state of being a chieftain and resultant authority)

   Synonyms: cacicazgo, cacicatura

2. chieftainship (area ruled by a chieftain)

   Synonym: cacicazgo

Further reading

• “cacicato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28