cortes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
    Hernando Cortes; Hernando Cortez; Hernan Cortes; Cortez; Hernan Cortez.

WordNet


Cor"tes noun plural
Etymology
Sp. & Pg., fr. corte court.
Definitions
  1. The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.

Webster 1913