Meaning of donatary captaincy | Babel Free

Definitions

A hereditary land grant in colonial Brazil, held by a donatary captain.

historical

Examples

“The main feature was the hereditary seigneury or donatary captaincy, under which lordship over extensive territories on the Brazilian coast was granted out between 1533 and 1535.”

“Pernambuco proved to be the most successful of the donatary captaincies established in Brazil, largely owing to the donatary Duarte Coelho.”

“Donatary captaincies were the political, territorial, and administrative units of colonial Brazil.”

CEFR level