masculine

1. Draughts.
2. Backgammon.
3. Jogar as tavollas: to play backgammon or draughts. [CKP, 20: 28]
4. See also 'távola' for 'lançar a tavolado' and 'lançar as távolas'. 

1. Pope.
2. Head of the Roman Catholic church.

1. Nephew.
2. Child of a cousin. [Pedro, ch. 28: 78]
3. Dona Inês de Castro is referred as a sobrinha of King Pedro of Portugal, because she was the daughter of one of the king's blood cousins. She had the same great-grandfather as Pedro of Portugal, which was King Afonso III of Porugal. For that reason, a dispensation from the Pope was required for Inês and Pedro to be married. [Pedro, ch. 28: 77-79]

1. Vicar.
2. Representative or deputy of a bishop.

1. Prior.
2. Superior of a religious order, though in rank this is considered lower than an abbot.

Dean.

Study; the study of.
o estudo: the university. [Pedro, 28: 7]

Notary.

1. Chief provincial governor. (CW)
2. An 'alcaide-mor' had jurisdiction over a province or a fortified city. In English, the word 'governor' often implies civil (i.e. juridical) and military governance, which is also the case with the Portuguese office of 'alcaide-mor'. Compare with Alcaide. (CW)

1. Someone in a position of trust with someone else.
2. Counsellor. [See: Armando Luis de Carvalho Homem, Conselho real ou conselheiros do rei? A propósito dos 'privados' de D. João I, offprint of Revista da Faculdade de Letras do Porto (Porto,1987), 26-30.]
3. Confidential courtier; confidential adviser. (CW) [Pedro, ch. 30: 25]
4. Private counsellor. [Pedro, ch.38: 31] (CW) [Fernando, ch. 49: 43; ch. 59: 8; CKJ1, ch.76]
5. Privy counsellor. [Pedro, ch. 27: 20] (AH)