empresario

noun

em·​pre·​sa·​rio

ˌemprəˈsärēˌō,

-sa(a)r-,

-ser-,

-sȧr-

plural -s

: one who before Texas became part of the U.S. entered into a contract with the Spanish or Mexican government to settle a certain number of families in Texas in exchange for sizable grants of land

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, contractor, manager, probably from Italian impresario

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