hacienda

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
  2. the main house on a ranch or large estate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hacienda \Ha`ci*en"da\ ([aum]`th[-e]*[asl]n"d[.a] or h[aum]`s[i^]*[e^]n"d[.a]), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is to be done, fr. facere to do. See Fact.]

1.A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions. [1913 Webster]

2.The main residence of a hacienda[1]. [PJC]

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