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chevalier

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Late Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Late Latin -āriusnom. Late Latin -ārius 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. cavalier; knight
  2. In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.