"donatary captain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: donatary captains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} donatary captain (plural donatary captains)
  1. (historical) One who held a donatary captaincy; a nobleman who had hereditary authority (granted in the 1530s) over a large tract of land in colonial Brazil, and who was responsible for paying taxes to the king and for seeing that the land was settled, developed, and defended against indigenous people and foreign invaders. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-donatary_captain-en-noun-rebCubxV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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