hidalgo

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  1. noun A member of the minor nobility in Spain.

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  • Through his connections with Don Pedro, he is made an 'hidalgo', an honorary nobleman, and is therefore protected from the wrath of the —  Mininova
  • The character of el ingenioso hidalgo is relegated mostly to the sidelines, a wistful observer of the love triangle —  Ionarts
  • (DC - 10.15, NYC - 10.07, Boston - 09.26) while i can only find about noel a hidalgo (aka noneck) is currently located in greenpoint, brooklyn, nyc and helps run not an alternative - a production company that hosts a shared office space "coworking" for cultural producers, programmers, theorists, activists, and adventure seekers. —  noneck.org
  • We have "hidalgo" instead of "gentilhomme" three times; "contador mayor" twice, once used by Chinchillo, again by the innkeeper at Suescas, "oidor" instead of "juge" or "membre de la cour royale," "escribano" instead of "notaire," (8, 9.) —  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844
  • As I emerged from the companion he was standing to windward, near the helmsman, critically eyeing the set of the brigantine's beautifully cut canvas; and upon seeing me he--without moving from his position or offering me his hand--bowed with all the stately grace of a Spanish hidalgo, and exclaimed in Spanish, in a firm, strong, and decidedly musical voice Good-morning, senor! —  The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast
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  1. Spanish, alteration of hijo dalgo, from Old Spanish fijo dalgo : fijo, son (from Latin fīlius; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots) + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + algo, something, possession (from Latin aliquō, ablative of aliquid : alius, some; see al-1 in Indo-European roots + quid, something; see kwo- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. Spanish, generally explained, according to a popular etymology, as standing for hijo de algo, ‘son of something’ (hijo, son; de, of; algo, something, anything, from Latin aliquid, aliquod, something); but this is wrong, Old Spanish Portuguese fidalgo standing for fijo dal- go, from Latin filius Italicus, literally ‘Italian son,’ i. e. adopted Roman citizen, one upon whom the jus Italicum, or right of Roman citizenship, was conferred; Spanish hijo, Old Spanish fijo, from Latin filius, son: see filial.
 

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