audiencia

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/aʊdiˈɛn(t)siə//ɔd-//-ˈɛnθiə//-ˈdjɛn-/

noun

An appellate court of the Spanish empire.

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audience
OriginSpanish audiencia →
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Meanings

nounaudiencia (plural audiencias)

plural audiencias

  1. historicalAn appellate court of the Spanish empire.

    After Cortés the government of New Spain degenerated under the rule of Nuño de Guzmán, president of the first audiencia, into a brutish exploitation of the Indians.

    1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 21

    Synonyms: audience

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn appellate court of the Spanish empire.

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audience

Origin

  1. Spanishaudiencia
  2. Englishaudiencia

Borrowed from Spanish audiencia. Doublet of audience.

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Cite this entry
APA

audiencia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audiencia

MLA

“audiencia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audiencia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “audiencia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audiencia.

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