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Spaniard joins the mother's family name to the father's with an
(omissible) _y_.

82-11: =Maestro de capilla=: _chapel-master_ (the musical director in
a church).

82-12: =Ceuta=: a city in Africa opposite Gibraltar. It is still a
Spanish possession.

82-13: =sobrino politico=: _nephew-in-law_. The various
relatives-in-law may all be indicated by analogous expressions, though
specific names also exist in most cases.

83-1: =en carta certificada=: _in a registered letter_.

83-2: =como no sea=: _unless it be, except_.