caballería

== Asturian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kabaʎeˈɾia/ [ka.β̞a.ʎeˈɾi.a] Rhymes: -ia Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧rí‧a === Noun === caballería f (plural caballeríes) horse Synonym: caballu cavalry === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “caballería”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “caballería”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === From caballero (“horseman, gentleman, cowboy”) +‎ -ía (“-y: forming nouns”), from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman, rider”), from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius (“-ary”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ia Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧rí‧a === Noun === caballería f (plural caballerías) cavalry (soldiers mounted on horses) cavalry (a soldier mounted on a horse) mount (any animal used for riding) Synonym: montura (historical, law) knight's fee (the land necessary to maintain a mounted soldier, legally bound to provide military service) (historical) caballeria (a traditional unit of land area equivalent to about 38.64 ha) synonym of caballerosidad: chivalry (the behavior proper to a lord or gentleman) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of area): celemín (1⁄720 caballería), fanega (1⁄60 caballería), yugada (5⁄6 caballería) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: caballeria === Further reading === “caballería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025