reformado
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish reformar, from Latin refōrmāre.
Noun edit
reformado (plural reformados or reformadoes)
- A monk of a reformed order.
- 1631, John Weever, Ancient Funerall Monuments:
- This was one of Celestin the pope's caveats for his new reformadoes
- A disgraced officer who is deprived of command, but retains rank and sometimes pay.
- 1648, Clement Walker, The History of Independency:
- Turn all the Reformado's out of the Line: Withdraw all their Guards from the Houses
References edit
- “reformado”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: re‧for‧ma‧do
Noun edit
reformado m (plural reformados, feminine reformada, feminine plural reformadas)
- pensioner, retiree
- Synonym: aposentado
Participle edit
reformado (feminine reformada, masculine plural reformados, feminine plural reformadas)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
reformado (feminine reformada, masculine plural reformados, feminine plural reformadas)
Participle edit
reformado (feminine reformada, masculine plural reformados, feminine plural reformadas)
Further reading edit
- “reformado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014