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hidalgo definition

hi·dalgo (hi dal′gō; Sp ē t̸häl′gō̂)

noun pl. hidalgos -·gos (-gōz; Sp, -gō̂s)

a Spanish nobleman of secondary rank, below that of a grandee

Etymology: Sp, contr. < hijo de algo, son of something < hijo, son (< L filius: see filial) + de, of + algo, something, possessions (< L aliquem)

Hidalgo definition

Hi·dalgo (hi dal′gō; MexSp ē däl′gō̂)

state of central Mexico: 8,103 sq mi (20,987 sq km); pop. 1,888,000; cap. Pachuca

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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