adelantado (?æd?læn?t??d??) na military title given to Conquistadors allowing the bearer the right to become governor or justice of a regionCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014