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*A member of the untitled Spanish nobility. The term hidalgo means son of status. It is the equivalent of the Portuguese fidalgo. Originally, hidalgos were leaders who had been especially valiant during early days of Spain's effort to remove the Moors from Iberia. Many of the early hidalgos came from the northern Spanish provinces of Guipúzcoa and Vizcaya. In later generations, hidalgos had to prove their noble lineage back to their great-grandparents. The status of hidalgo did not necessarily mean the person was rich. Many were shopkeepers or laborers, but they were entitled to social and legal rights granted to the nobility, such as freedom from a commoner's tax and military conscription. Hidalgos could also belong to military orders. | *A member of the untitled Spanish nobility. The term hidalgo means son of status. It is the equivalent of the Portuguese fidalgo. Originally, hidalgos were leaders who had been especially valiant during early days of Spain's effort to remove the Moors from Iberia. Many of the early hidalgos came from the northern Spanish provinces of Guipúzcoa and Vizcaya. In later generations, hidalgos had to prove their noble lineage back to their great-grandparents. The status of hidalgo did not necessarily mean the person was rich. Many were shopkeepers or laborers, but they were entitled to social and legal rights granted to the nobility, such as freedom from a commoner's tax and military conscription. Hidalgos could also belong to military orders. | ||
===== High court of chancery, Virginia ===== | ===== High court of chancery, Virginia ===== | ||
*A court in Virginia that heard appeals of equity (chancery) cases from the county courts until 1802. The high court of chancery was replaced by the superior courts of chancery, which existed from 1802 until 1831. | *A court in Virginia that heard appeals of equity (chancery) cases from the county courts until 1802. The high court of chancery was replaced by the superior courts of chancery, which existed from 1802 until 1831. | ||
===== High Court of Delegates, England ===== | |||
The High Court of Delegates is the name of a court established by law during the reign of Henry VIII. No permanent judges were appointed, but in every case of appeal a special commission usually appointed three judges to hear the case. | |||
===== High court of errors and appeals, Delaware ===== | ===== High court of errors and appeals, Delaware ===== | ||