acrimony (countable and uncountable, plural acrimonies) A sharp and bitter hatred. Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping.
[ËmÉªËtÊ¼a]) was mandatory public service in the society of the Inca Empire. Historians use the hispanicized term mita to differentiate the system as it was modified and intensified by the Spanish colonial government, creating the encomienda system.
The Spanish conquerors of Latin America made the mita an integral part of the feudal exploitation system of their colonies. The mita was formally abolished in the 18th century, but was in fact maintained for some time to come, emerging as one of the reasons for mass mortality among the Indian population.