noun
- plural of hidalgo; members of the Spanish nobility of the lowest rank
Usage: historical
Examples
- The hidalgos owned small estates in the Spanish countryside.
- Many hidalgos emigrated to the New World seeking fortune.
- Don Quixote was portrayed as one of the impoverished hidalgos.
- The hidalgos held a position between the great nobles and the common people.
- Spanish hidalgos were exempt from certain taxes due to their noble status.
- The novel depicted the decline of the hidalgos during the economic changes.
- Local hidalgos gathered at the town square for the festival.