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letrado.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
letrado.
Principal English Translation:
lawyer with a degree; writes opinions, legal aspects (see attestations)
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
quitazquia letrado yn ihuicopan yn iztac octl yhuan çe scriuano caxtiltecatl yn itoca Miguel de Ordeca yhuan çe scriuano caxtiltecatl yn itoca Miguel de Ordeca yhuan nahuatlato Lureso Hortiz de Arro = iban a ver al letrado en relación al pulque blanco, junto con el escribano castellano llamado Miguel de Ortega y el intérprete del náhuatl Lorenzo Ortiz de Arro (Tlaxcala, 1662–1692)