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ADALIDES

Volume 1 · 63 words · 1797 Edition

in the Spanish policy, are officers of justice, for matters touching the military forces. In the laws of king Alphonse, the adalides are spoken of as officers appointed to guide and direct the marching of the forces in time of war. Lopez represents them as a sort of judges, who take cognizance of the differences arising upon excursions, the distribution of plunder, &c.