caballeria

See also: caballería

English

Etymology

Spanish; compare caballero (“horseman, cowboy”).

Noun

caballeria (plural caballerias)

  1. (historical) An ancient Spanish land tenure similar to the English knight's fee.
  2. (historical, by extension) In Spain and countries settled by the Spanish, a land measure of varying size. In Cuba it is about 33 acres; in Puerto Rico, about 194 acres; in the southwestern United States, about 108 acres.
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