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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 449 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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HIDALGO (a See also:
SPANISH
Spanish word, contracted from hijo d'algo or hijo de algo, son of something, or somewhat) , originally a See also:

SPANISH

Spanish See also:

TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of the See also:

LOWER

lower See also:

NOBILITY

nobility; the See also:

hidalgo being the lowest grade of nobility which was entitled to use the prefix " See also:

don." The See also:

TERM

term is now used generally to denote one of See also:

GENTLE (through the Fr. gentil, from Lat. gentilis, belonging to the same gens, or family)

gentle See also:

BIRTH (a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages from the root of the verb " to bear ")

birth . The Portuguese fidalgo has a similar See also:

HISTORY

history and meaning .

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