noun
- a member of the lower nobility in Spain
Usage: historical
Examples
- The hidalgo owned a small estate in the Spanish countryside.
- Don Quixote was portrayed as an impoverished hidalgo with grand delusions.
- Many hidalgos struggled financially despite their noble status.
- The hidalgo’s family had held their title for generations.
- Spanish colonial society included hidalgos among the upper classes.
- The novel featured a proud hidalgo who refused to work with his hands.