hidalgo

¹ American  

[hi-dal-goh, ee-thahl-gaw] / hɪˈdæl goʊ, iˈðɑl gɔ /

noun

plural

hidalgos

1. a man of the lower nobility in Spain.

2. (in Spanish America) a man who owns considerable property or is otherwise esteemed.

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Hidalgo ² American  

[hi-dal-goh, ee-thahl-gaw] / hɪˈdæl goʊ, iˈðɑl gɔ /

noun

1. Juan c1600–85, Spanish composer and harpist.

2. a state in central Mexico. 8,057 sq. mi. (20,870 sq. km). Pachuca.

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Hidalgo ¹ British  

/ hɪˈdælɡəʊ, iˈðalɣo /

noun

1. a state of central Mexico: consists of a high plateau, with the Sierra Madre Oriental in the north and east; ancient remains of Teltec culture (at Tula); rich mineral resources. Capital: Pachuca. Pop: 2 231 392 (2000). Area: 20 987 sq km (8103 sq miles)

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hidalgo ² British  

/ hɪˈdælɡəʊ, iˈðalɣo /

noun

1. a member of the lower nobility in Spain

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Other Word Forms

• hidalgism noun
• hidalgoism noun

Etymology

Origin of hidalgo

1585–95; < Spanish, contraction of hijo dalgo, Old Spanish fijo dalgo a noble, a person with property, a son with something < Latin filius son + dē from + aliquō something

Example Sentences

Still, he regularly returned to his masked hidalgo.

From Washington Post

The dejection of the worthy hidalgo, who was very aged, and therefore incapable of taking personal vengeance for his wrong, is thus strongly depicted in one of the ballads:—

From Project Gutenberg

There we were to leave the railway and drive into the valleys to Loyola, where in an old castle the hidalgo vizca�no, Don I�igo de Loyola, was born.

From Project Gutenberg

His manners were without reproach, but were derived rather from mental vacuity than nobility of character; for with the deportment of an hidalgo he combined the intelligence of a permanent official.

From Project Gutenberg

"I shall do what I think right," Brereton replied, standing up straight, with his hand on his sword-hilt, and looking, among the disordered citizens, like a Spanish hidalgo among a troop of peasants.

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