ALL meanings of adelantado
a·de·lan·ta·do
A a - noun adelantado a military title given to Conquistadors allowing the bearer the right to become governor or justice of a region 3
- noun adelantado A governor of a province; a commander. 1
- noun plural adelantado a governor of a province in Spain or of a Spanish colonial province. 1
- noun plural adelantado any of the early explorers, conquerors, or colonizers in Spanish America. 1