reformado
English
Etymology
From Spanish reformar, from Latin refōrmāre.
Noun
reformado (plural reformados or reformadoes)
- A monk of a reformed order.
- 1631, John Weever, Ancient Funerall Monuments:
- This was one of Celestin the pope's caveats for his new reformadoes
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- A disgraced officer who is deprived of command, but retains rank and sometimes pay.
- 1648, Clement Walker, The History of Independency:
- Turn all the Reformado's out of the Line: Withdraw all their Guards from the Houses
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References
- reformado in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- door frame, door-frame, doorframe
Portuguese
Noun
reformado m (plural reformados, feminine reformada, feminine plural reformadas)
- pensioner, retiree
- Synonym: aposentado
Participle
reformado (feminine reformada, masculine plural reformados, feminine plural reformadas)
- past participle of reformar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /refoɾˈmado/ [re.foɾˈma.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: re‧for‧ma‧do
Adjective
reformado (feminine reformada, masculine plural reformados, feminine plural reformadas)
- reformed
Participle
reformado (feminine reformada, masculine plural reformados, feminine plural reformadas)
- past participle of reformar
Further reading
- “reformado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014