asendero
asendéro with stress marks
male landlord; owner of a plantation
Usage Note
Asendero comes from Spanish hacendero and refers to the male owner of a hacienda or large plantation. Historically, asenderos were the wealthy landowner class whose power shaped Philippine rural society during and after the Spanish colonial period, and the word carries strong class and historical connotations in literature and discussions of agrarian reform. Asendera is the feminine form.
Examples
" Mayaman ang asendero. "
Natural Translation
The plantation owner is rich.
Literal Translation
Rich the plantation-owner.
" Ang asendero ay may malawak na lupa sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
The plantation owner has vast land in the province.
Literal Translation
The plantation-owner has vast land in-the province.
" Ipinaglaban ng mga magsasaka ang kanilang karapatan sa lupang matagal nang pag-aari ng isang asendero. "
Natural Translation
The farmers fought for their rights to the land that had long been owned by a plantation owner.
Literal Translation
Fought-for of the farmers the their right to-the land long already owned of one plantation-owner.
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