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Florim

  1. Gold coin issued by the kings of Aragon, starting with Pedro IV of Aragon in 1346.
  2. Had a weight of 3.35 gr and it was an adaptation of the Florentine gold coins.

Patrão

  1. Owner of a ship.
  2. Shipmaster; skipper; master or captain of a ship. [Fernando, ch. 124: 21]
  3. Patrões (pl.): owners, masters, or captains of ships.

Dobra (Castilian coin)

  1. Dobla; Castilian gold coin. [Pedro, ch. 18: 26; ch. 39: 13, 16, 40; ch. 40: 52]
  2. Doña Blanca doblas: doblas minted on the occasion of Pedro of Castile's marriage to Blanche of Bourbon, possibly with the gold sent by the King of France as her dowry. [Pedro, ch.11: 35-37; ch. 16: 56]
  3. Dobla cruzada: crossed dobla[Pedro, ch. 22: 26]
  4. 1 dobla (Pedro I) = 35 maravedís = 50 marcos

Aio

  1. Companion, squire. [Fernando, ch. 62] (CW)
  2. Guardian and tutor. [Fernando, chs. 65, 72] (PK)

Aia

  1. Nanny (in charge of the domestic education of a child).
  2. Governess (lady appointed as educator of a child). [João1, ch. 57: 7 ??]
  3. Personal companion (attending to a lady of high birth, as in the case of Beatriz Gonçalves  'aia' to Queen Philippa). [João2, ch. 129]
  4. Lady-in-wating (attending to royalty).

Adiantado-mor

  1. Chief Provincial Governor. (CW) [Pedro, ch. 30: 59; ch. 32: 12]
  2. Chief Justice within a specific territory. 
  3. The most important magistrate within a frontier province. (CW)
  4. The same as meirinho-mor. (CW)

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