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19:41 Mar 3, 2015 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Genealogy / family name | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Brenden Gerber United States Local time: 03:59 | ||||||
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4 +4 | Civil Governor/Governor |
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3 -2 | magistrate |
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Civil Governor/Governor Explanation: You are absolutely correct in your description of the history in the 1800s in Spain. The authority that was in charge of provincial affairs in general was called a Gobernador Civil. The Wikipedia page actually gives a pretty concise summary of their duties. I believe that you can simply say the "Governor" but I have also seen the term "Prefect" which you may be able to use interchangeably, perhaps another member of the community could confirm this? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 50 mins (2015-03-03 20:31:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I would agree that "Civil Governor" is very literal but it is used sometimes. In the United States however we generally simply say "Governor". With regards to your question in using "Governorship" this is a bit different. "Governor" refers to the actual person with whom you would petition, while "Governorship" refers to the office or the period of time that the person holds the office. My guess is that you want to use "Governor" but I would need more context to say for certain. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobernador_civil |
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