Cid Hamet Benengeli
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The supposititious author upon whom Cervantes fathered The Adventures of Don Quixote.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Cid Hamet Benengeli” mean?
The supposititious author upon whom Cervantes fathered The Adventures of Don Quixote.
Is “Cid Hamet Benengeli” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.