"assiento" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: assientos [plural], assientoes [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish asiento (“seat, contract or agreement”), from asentar (“to place on a chair, to adjust, to make an agreement”), from a- + sentar (“a participial verb”), from Latin ad + *sedentare (“to cause to sit”), from sedens, sedentis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|asiento||seat, contract or agreement}} Spanish asiento (“seat, contract or agreement”), {{der|en|la|ad}} Latin ad Head templates: {{en-noun|s|assientoes}} assiento (plural assientos or assientoes)
  1. (historical) A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing Negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, especially the contract made with Great Britain in 1713. Tags: historical Synonyms: asiento
    Sense id: en-assiento-en-noun-g92aSTiw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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