chevalier
Meaning
- (historical) cavalier; knight
- In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.
Synonyms
Translations
chevalier
Ritter
caballero
cavaliere
ridder
mais cavalier
atlı süvari
النبيل
cavaller
ιππότηςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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