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chevalier.

cavalier; knight

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/
  1. cavalier; knight

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

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. 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.

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