caballería

Definitions of caballería
  1. noun
    courtesy towards women
    synonyms: caballerosidad, galantería, hidalguía
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    type of:
    corrección, cortesanía, política
    a courteous manner
  2. noun
    aristocrats holding the rank of knight
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    type of:
    aristocracia, nobleza
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
  3. noun
    a highly mobile army unit
  4. noun
    troops trained to fight on horseback
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    type of:
    efectivo, milicia, soldadesca, tropa
    soldiers collectively
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