Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)dictionaries

Adelantado

In Spanish law. A governor of a province; a president or presi-dent judge; a judge having jurisdiction over a kingdom, or over certain provinces only. So called from htiving authority over the judges of those places. Las Partidas, pt. 3, tit. 4, 1. 1

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)