Military

Mestre

  1. Master (corresponsing to modern Mr. as a form of address).
  2. Master (head of a military religious order).
  3. (Maritime) shipmaster, master.

Fronteiro

  1. Officer of the Marches, Marcher Lord.
  2. Guardian of the borders.
  3. Someone appointed to defend the border or in charge of the border troops; someone in charge of the defence of a border region.

Basalarte

  1. Baselard.
  2. Short sword or dagger with an H-shaped hilt, a style that may have originated from Basel, Switzerland. (IM) [Fernando, ch. 102: 18] 

Alcaide-mor

  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)

 

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