Old Spanish Definition

noun
The Spanish language from c. 1145 to the 16th cent.
Webster's New World
pronoun

Early form of the Spanish language that was spoken on the Iberian Peninsula from the 10th century until roughly the beginning of the 15th century, before a consonantic readjustment gave rise to the evolution of Modern Spanish.

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Old Spanish Sentence Examples

  • The metric system of weights and measures has been officially adopted, but the old Spanish system is still in general use.

  • The Louisiana code of 1808 was not, however, exhaustive; and the courts continued to go back to the old Spanish sources whenever the digest was inconclusive.

  • The metric weights and measures have been officially adopted by Venezuela, but the old Spanish units are still popularly used throughout the country.

  • As the name of a street changes with almost every block, according to the old Spanish custom, a list of street names is sometimes mistakenly accepted as the number of continuous thoroughfares in the city, so that it has been said that Mexico has 600 to 900 streets and alleys.

  • The old Spanish edifices were very solidly constructed of stone, and private residences were provided with iron gates and window guards strong enough to withstand an ordinary assault.

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Words Starting With

OOLOLD

Words Ending With

HSHISH

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Words Starting With O and Ending With H

Starts With O & Ends With HStarts With OL & Ends With HStarts With O & Ends With SH

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With O11 Letter Words Ending With H