Hacienda, n.

(ā'the-ēn'dā), n. [Sp. hacienda, O. Sp. facienda, Pr. facenda, It. facenda, affair, business, Sp. employment, estate, from Lat. facienda, pl. of faciendum, what is to be done, from facere, to make, do.] A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; an isolated farm or farm-house.