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Meaning of CABALLERIA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ca`bal*le*ri"a\, n. [Sp. See {Caballero}.]
An ancient Spanish land tenure similar to the English
knight's fee; hence, in Spain and countries settled by the
Spanish, a land measure of varying size. In Cuba it is about
33 acres; in Porto Rico, about 194 acres; in the Southwestern
United States, about 108 acres.
 
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