caballeria

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noun

A medieval Spanish land tenure equivalent to a knight's fee, held under an obligation for military service.

OriginSpanish caballería ← Late Latin caballārius ← Latin caballus →
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Meanings

nouncaballeria (plural caballerias)

plural caballerias

  1. historicallawA medieval Spanish land tenure equivalent to a knight's fee, held under an obligation for military service.
  2. historicalA traditional Spanish unit of land area, equivalent to 38.64 ha.

Origin

  1. Latincaballus“horse”
  2. Late Latincaballārius“horseman, rider”
  3. Spanishcaballería
  4. Englishcaballeria

From Spanish caballería, from caballero (“horseman, gentleman, cowboy”) + -ía (“-y: forming nouns”), from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman, rider”), from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius (“-ary”). Doublet of cavalry and chivalry.

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APA

caballeria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caballeria

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“caballeria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caballeria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caballeria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caballeria.

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