regidor

noun

re·​gi·​dor

ˌrāhēˈt͟hȯ(ə)r

plural regidores

-ȯ(ˌ)rās

: one of the body of officers charged with the government of a Spanish or Latin American municipality and corresponding to the English alderman

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from regir to rule, from Latin regere

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