Home › Words › C › continuocontinuocontinuo means A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings.EtymologyFrom Spanish continuo, ellipsis of hombre continuo (“constant and steadfast man”), from Latin continuus (“constant, continuous”).nounA member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cavalero 57% match — A cavalier. vs continuo →cavalery 56% match — cavalier, courtly gentleman vs continuo →hermandad 55% match — A military peacekeeping association in medieval Spain. vs continuo →alcaide 54% match — The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison. vs continuo →capa 53% match — A Spanish cloak. vs continuo →alferes 53% match — An ensign; a standard-bearer. vs continuo →custode 53% match — A custodian. vs continuo →custrel 52% match — A knight's attendant or man-at-arms; a knave. vs continuo →