Definition of "gobernadorcillo" [gobernadorcillo]

• The governor or head-man of a village or small town in the Philippines. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Above the ridiculous authority of the gobernadorcillo are the rights of the people."
• "The Spaniards who controlled the Philippines until 1898 named the top Chinese trader the gobernadorcillo de los sangleyes — the governor of the businessmen."
• "In the Philippines this word is used as a title of address to a justice of the peace (gobernadorcillo)."