Cortes

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cortes \Cor"tes\ (k[^o]r"t[e^]s), n. pl. [Sp. & Pg., fr. corte
     court.]
     The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and
     representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal
     answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cortes
       n : Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered
           Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortez}, {Hernando Cortes}, {Hernando
           Cortez}, {Hernan Cortes}, {Hernan Cortez}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  CORTES. The name of the legislative assemblies of Spain and Portugal.