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ADALIDES

Volume 1 · 63 words · 1815 Edition

in the Spanish policy, are officers of justice, for matters touching the military forces. In the laws of King Alphonso, 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 rising upon excursions, the distribution of plunder, &c.