hidalgo

noun

Definition of hidalgonext
as in seigneur

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Recent Examples of hidalgo Guy Montag burned libraries in Fahrenheit 451, and Don Quixote’s priest and barber burned the romances that turned the hidalgo mad. — Justin Beal, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hidalgo
  1. seigneur
  2. chevalier
  3. nawab
  4. sheikh
  5. nabob
  6. baron
  7. seignior
  8. knight
Noun
  • Gianfranco was every inch the grand seigneur but without the pretense.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Patriots have lost five of six to Bills uber-QB Josh Allen, the reigning signal-caller seigneur of the AFC East.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
Definition of seigneur
Noun
  • Pépin has been awarded a number of French and American accolades, including France’s highest civilian honor, becoming a chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2004, and lifetime achievement awards from the James Beard Foundation (2005) and American Public Television (2015).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The three-course lunch menu is exceptional value at €58 ($68), featuring locavore produce like delicate omble chevalier (Arctic char) line-fished in the deep icy waters of Lake Annecy, or a simple onion, cooked with a sweet almond cream, quince, and rosemary oil.
    — John Brunton, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of chevalier
Noun
  • The unidentified sitter, meanwhile, is believed to be a wife of a nawab, or an Indian prince.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
  • The manuscript was acquired by Asaf-ud-Daula, nawab of Awadh, and was presented to King George III in 1798.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of nawab
Noun
  • The show revolves around a young man whose life spirals into terrifying events after receiving a mysterious book from an enigmatic sheikh according to promotional materials.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • The nearly $3 trillion UAE sovereign-wealth fund, of which more than half is controlled by the spy sheikh, offers an immense pot of money for venture capital.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026
Definition of sheikh
Noun
  • But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Back then, white scholars saw history through the eyes of society’s nabobs, kings and presidents.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Definition of nabob
Noun
  • Like the barons of New York a century ago, Ackman seems to be trying to shift the landscape to create another corridor, one fitted to his own interests.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The switch is because the Cox family — descendants of an Ohio press baron who bought his first newspaper in 1898, began acquiring cable systems in 1962 — will become the firm’s largest shareholder group, with about 23% of the stock.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of baron
Noun
  • Terence had really identified very much with being the grand seignior.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2021
Definition of seignior
Noun
  • Amigo swept both the four-judge jury and the public Facebook vote for a flawless costume entry with a knight-like look.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • StemRad engineers, though, figured dressing as a medieval knight doesn’t really get you all that much.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of knight

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