repartimiento

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repartimiento - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Repartimiento \Re`par*ti`mi*en"to\ (r?`p?r-t?`m?-?n"t?), n.
     [Sp., fr. repartir to divide.]
     A partition or distribution, especially of slaves; also, an
     assessment of taxes. --W. Irving.
     [1913 Webster]