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hidalgo
hidalgo [contraction of Span. hijo de algo =son of something], term designating the lowest degree of Spanish nobility, a rank above the ordinary gentry but below the great lords. The status was granted either directly from the crown ( hidalgo de carta ) or was inherited through birth ( hidalgo de sangre ). The term was known as early as the 12th cent.; the prolonged warfare to reconquer Spain from the Moors especially necessitated the continuous expansion of this knightly class. Although it did not have any political importance, the rank gave its members privileges such as use of the title Don and considerable exemption from taxation. The hidalgo is a familiar character in Spanish literature, often being portrayed as a vagabond knight. |
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"hidalgo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hidalgo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-hidalgo.html "hidalgo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-hidalgo.html |
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Hidalgo
Hidalgo Asteroid 944, discovered in 1920 by W.Baade. It is of D class, and its diameter is 29 km. Hidalgo has a highly elliptical 14-year orbit that carries it from perihelion at 1.95 AU, at the inner edge of the main asteroid belt, out to aphelion at 9.54 AU, the distance of Saturn; the semimajor axis is 5.746 AU. Until the discovery of Chiron in 1977, it had the greatest aphelion distance and longest period of any known asteroid. Its orbit, which has the unusually high inclination of 42°.6, is similar to those of periodic comets, and it could be an extinct cometary nucleus.
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"Hidalgo." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hidalgo." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Hidalgo.html "Hidalgo." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Hidalgo.html |
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hidalgo
hi·dal·go / hiˈdälgō/ • n. (pl. -gos) (in Spanish-speaking regions) a gentleman. |
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"hidalgo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hidalgo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hidalgo005.html "hidalgo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hidalgo005.html |
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hidalgo
hidalgo Spanish gentleman. XVI. — Sp., formerly hijo dalgo, i.e. hijo de algo ‘son of something’.
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T. F. HOAD. "hidalgo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "hidalgo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hidalgo.html T. F. HOAD. "hidalgo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hidalgo.html |
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Hidalgo
Hidalgo , in astronomy: see asteroid . |
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"Hidalgo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hidalgo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Hidalg-ast.html "Hidalgo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Hidalg-ast.html |
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Hidalgo
•Hidalgo
•charango, Durango, fandango, mango, Okavango, quango, Sango, tango
•Glasgow
•Argo, argot, cargo, Chicago, embargo, escargot, farrago, largo, Margot, Otago, Santiago, virago
•Lego • Marengo
•Diego, galago, Jago, lumbago, sago, Tierra del Fuego, Tobago, Winnebago
•amigo, ego, Vigo
•bingo, dingo, Domingo, flamingo, gringo, jingo, lingo
•Bendigo • indigo • archipelago
•vertigo • Sligo
•doggo, logo
•bongo, Congo, drongo, Kongo, pongo
•a-gogo, go-go, pogo, Togo
•Hugo
•fungo, mungo
•ergo, Virgo
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"Hidalgo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hidalgo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Hidalgo.html "Hidalgo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Hidalgo.html |
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