Hidalguia
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Spanish law. Nobility by descent or lineage. White, New Recop. bk. 1, tit. 5, c. 3, § 4. See "Hidalgo." HIDE (from Saxon hyden, to cover; so, Lat. tectum, from tegere).
In old English law. A building with a roof; a house. As much land as might be ploughed' with one plough. The amount was probably determined by usage of the locality. Some make it sixty, others eighty, others ninetysix, others one hundred or one hundred and twenty, acres. Co. Litt. 5; 1 Plowd. 167; Shep. Touch. 93; Du Cange. As much land as was necessary to support a hide, or mansion house. Co. Litt. 69a; Spelman; Du Cange, "Hida"; 1 Introd. to Domesday Book, 145. At present, the quantity is one hundred acres. Anc. Inst. Eng.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Spanish law. Nobility by descent or lineage. White, New Recop. b. 1, tit. 5, ¢ 8, § 4.