cavaleiro.
pertaining to cavalry
Meaning & usage
pertaining to cavalry
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius. By surface analysis, cavalo (“horse”) + -eiro. Doublet of cavalheiro, through Spanish caballero.
knight (heavily armoured warrior of the Middle Ages)
cavalryman; cavalier (soldier who serves on a cavalry regiment)
knight (noble ranked below a baron)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius. By surface analysis, cavalo (“horse”) + -eiro. Doublet of cavalheiro, through Spanish caballero.
horseman; horserider (person who rides a horse)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius. By surface analysis, cavalo (“horse”) + -eiro. Doublet of cavalheiro, through Spanish caballero.
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