Caballeria

Origin

From , from caballero ("horseman, gentleman, cowboy") + -ía ("-y: forming nouns"), from , from + -ārius ("-ary"). .

Full definition of caballeria

Noun

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

Usage notes

The area above is the formal Castilian measure, but its regional, colonial, and independent Latin American values varied.

Coordinate terms

• (unit of land area) celemin , fanega , yugada