"Torquemadan" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Torquemadan [comparative], most Torquemadan [superlative]
Etymology: Torquemada + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Torquemada|an}} Torquemada + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Torquemadan (comparative more Torquemadan, superlative most Torquemadan)
  1. Of or pertaining to Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition.

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