hidalgo

¹

[hi-dal-goh, ee-thahl-gaw]

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.

Hidalgo

²

[hi-dal-goh, ee-thahl-gaw]

noun

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

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

Hidalgo

¹

/ 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)

hidalgo

²

/ hɪˈdælɡəʊ, iˈðalɣo /

noun

1. a member of the lower nobility in Spain

Other Word Forms

• hidalgoism noun
• hidalgism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hidalgo¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hidalgo¹

C16: from Spanish, from Old Spanish fijo dalgo nobleman, from Latin filius son + dē of + aliquid something

Example Sentences

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.

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One chubby hidalgo tipped over with the 30 profundity of his obeisance, but the others righted him so solemnly that the dignity of the ceremonial was unimpaired.

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The sons of hidalgos resorted to the slaughter-houses of the towns to practise with cloak and sword the feints and passes of the matador.

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Time has spared the famous race of Cordovan horses, and many a poor hidalgo rides into the town on a steed which if sold in London might redeem his shattered fortunes.

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The young hidalgos, who had come out in the hope of gaining riches and fame, were angry and disappointed that they did not find gold at once in abundance.

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