- encomienda (n.)
[encomienda 词源字典]
- "estate granted to a Spaniard in America with powers to tax the Indians," 1810, from Spanish, literally "commission," from or related to encomendar "to commit, charge," from assimilated form of Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + Medieval Latin commendam, from Latin commendare (see commend).[encomienda etymology, encomienda origin, 英语词源]