asiento

noun

asien·​to

variants or assiento

ˌasēˈen(ˌ)tō,

ˌäs-

plural -s

: a contract or convention between Spain and another power or company or individual for furnishing slaves for the Spanish dominions in America

Word History

Etymology

Spanish asiento seat, meeting place of a tribunal, treaty, contract, from asentar to seat, make an agreement, from a- (from Latin ad-) + sentar to seat

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