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noun-plural. The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
The national assembly or legislature of Spain, consisting of a senate and chamber of deputies.
The parliament or legislature of Portugal, consisting of an upper house of hereditary, life, and elective peers, and a lower house of 173 deputies elected by the people for 4 years.
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n. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Word Usage
"In the end, the cuts in salaries led to a new form of 'cortes' - where roads were 'cut' by angry, demoralised and disgusted people who finally could take no more."