noun, masculine/alˈfoθ/plural: alfoces
during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town
From Andalusian Arabic الحَوْز (al-ḥáwz), from Arabic حَوْز (ḥawz, literally “possession”), formed as a verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza).
/alˈfoθ/
during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town
From Andalusian Arabic الحَوْز (al-ḥáwz), from Arabic حَوْز (ḥawz, literally “possession”), formed as a verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza).