hacendado

[ hah-sen-dah-doh, ah-sen- ]

noun,plural ha·cen·da·dos.
  1. the owner of a hacienda.

Origin of hacendado

1
First recorded in 1840–50; from Spanish, equivalent to hacienda + suffix -ado; see origin at hacienda, -ate1

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How to use hacendado in a sentence

  • In the big house, dinners were elaborate—the hacendado presiding.

    The Haciendas of Mexico | Paul Alexander Bartlett
  • The hacendado, his family, and staff ate an early breakfast.

    The Haciendas of Mexico | Paul Alexander Bartlett
  • All were responsible to the hacendado who lived on the hacienda or who was an absentee owner-administrator.

    The Haciendas of Mexico | Paul Alexander Bartlett
  • He had promised his father, whose property was stolen by an hacendado, that he would recover it for him.

    The Haciendas of Mexico | Paul Alexander Bartlett
  • As we were passing through the Boquerón we were joined by a young hacendado who had a cattle farm in the neighborhood.