Thesaurus: corregidor
The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.
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Definitions
- n. The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.
- n the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945