encomienda

Example:The encomienda was a form of land grant associated with colonial exploitation.

Definition:A grant or gift of land by the government or a ruling entity.

Example:While the encomienda differed from a typical feudal grant, it shared some characteristics of such feudal arrangements.

Definition:A grant of land and corresponding privileges under the feudal system.

Example:In some Spanish colonies, encomiendas often merged with corregimientos to form a larger administrative unit.

Definition:An administrative district in the Spanish colonies, often under the control of a corregidor, a governor who had the power to administer a province and keep order.