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Definition of: corregidor
(kə·reg′ə·dôr, Sp. kôr·rā′hē·thôr′) noun
1. The chief magistrate of a Spanish–American town.
2. A similar magistrate whose jurisdiction extends over part of a province. [<Sp. <corregir <L corrigere. See CORRECT.]
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