noun, masculine/kaudiˈʝaxe/plural: caudillajes
the authority or power held by a caudillo
Etymology tree Spanish caudillo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. ▲ Latin -āticum Old Occitan -atgebor. Spanish -aje Spanish caudillaje From caudillo + -aje.