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HIDALGO
Etymology
Proper noun
Hidalgo (plural Hidalgos)
A state in Mexico.
A surname.
Etymology
Noun
hidalgo (plural hidalgos or hidalgoes)
A member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title.
Source: Wiktionary
Hi*dal"go, n. Etym: [Sp., contr. fr. hijo de algo, i. e., son of something; hijo son (fr. LL. filius) + algo something, fr. L. aliquod. Cf. Fidalgo.]
Definition: A title, denoting a Spanish nobleman of the lower class.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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