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chevalier

noun
/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Late Latin -āriusnom. Late Latin -arius Late Latin caballārius Old French chevalier Anglo-Norman chevalerbor. ▲ Old French chevalier Middle French chevalierbor. Middle English chivaler English chevalier From Middle English chivaler or chevaler (also shyvalere while code-switching), from Anglo-Norman chevaler or chivaler, later refashioned after French chevalier, from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman”), from Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of caballero and cavalier.

  1. derived from caballus
  2. derived from caballārius
  3. derived from chevalier
  4. derived from chevaler
  5. inherited from chivaler

Definitions

  1. cavalier

    cavalier; knight

  2. In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA