Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: plume(noun) anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness. a plume of smoke; grass with large plumes. plume(noun) a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament. feather, plume, plumage(verb)
The Mesta. The Mesta (Spanish Honrado Concejo de la Mesta, Honoured Council of the Mesta) was a powerful association of sheep holders in Castile, and one of the most important guilds in medieval Europe. It was created in 1273.
Definition of Mestizo. In 1519, Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes overthrew the Aztec Empire in Mexico and set up a Spanish colony. At his side was a Native American woman named La Malinche who served as his translator.