|prēˌkȯ(r)|tezēən, -tēzhən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: pre- + Hernán Cortés (Cortez) died 1547 Spanish conqueror of Mexico + English -ian
: of or relating to the period before the conquest of Mexico by Cortez
|prēˌkȯ(r)|tezēən, -tēzhən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: pre- + Hernán Cortés (Cortez) died 1547 Spanish conqueror of Mexico + English -ian
: of or relating to the period before the conquest of Mexico by Cortez
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012