mayordomo
Spanish royal official
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responsibilities in medieval Spain
- In Spain: Society, economy, and culture
…the preservation of records; the mayordomo, a magnate, who supervised the household and the royal domain; and the alférez (Catalan: senyaler), also a magnate, who organized and directed the army under the king’s command. The merinos or, later, adelantados, who functioned as provincial governors in Castile, were also drawn from…
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