CAn encomienda was a grant of land embracing one or more Indian villages. In exchange for protecting the village and teaching the inhabitants to become Christian subjects of the king, the encomendero was entitled to exact taxes and labor from them. Most grant holders ignored duties while concentrating on the privileges.
–De Soto, Coronado, Cabrillo:
Explorers of the Northern Mystery,
David Lavender
Which phrase defines the underlined word?
American Indian village
subject of the king
master of an estate
taxpayer or laborer