Administration

Maravedi

  1. Maravedi; Spanish maravedí
  2. Coin of Arabic origin, current in the Iberian Peninsula in medieval times.
  3. Pension; grant [Pedro, ch. 5: 49]; allowance [Pedro, ch. 13: 40]

Alcaide

  1. Governor (of castle). (SC, CW)
  2. The office of 'alcaide' or governor of a castle included military responsibilities, as he was responsible for its defense. It might also include civil administrative duties which could extend over a province, though not as a rule. Compare with Alcaide-mor. (CW)

 

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