_Bivar_, in Spanish _Vivar_, was the name of the ancestral home of
the Cid. It is a castle near Burgos, in which the Cid was born in
1040.
_patio_ (Spanish), a court or open space in front of a house. The
_ti_ is pronounced as in French _question_.
_buenos dias_=good day.
l 18. The full name of the Cid was Rodrigue Ruy Diaz de Bivar, or in
Spanish Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar.
_campéador_. The Spanish word _campeador_, derived from _campear_,
to be eminent in the field, signifies _excellent_, _pre-eminent_,
and was the title given to their champion by the Spaniards, The
Moors called him the Cid, i.e. Seid, an Arabic word for _chief_.
_pavois_, an old word for a large shield, which protected the whole
body, and on which the Franks raised the king whom they had elected.
_richomme_, from the Spanish _ricohombre_, a title given to the
Barons of Aragon.
_servidumbre_ (Spanish), an establishment of servants. In Spanish
the last syllable is sounded.