audiencia

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audiencia

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

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Borrowed from Spanish audiencia. Doublet of audience.

noun audiencias

historical An 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.
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"audiencia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/audiencia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"audiencia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/audiencia.

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@misc{audiencia_2026,
  title = {audiencia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/audiencia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}