chevaler
61Chevalier — Recorded in many spelling forms including Cavalier, Chabal, Chabale, Chable, Chabald, Chaballier, Chevalier, Cabballer, Chevallereau and Caballe, this very interesting name is English, French and Spanish, but originally of Italian (Roman)… …
62chevalier — late 13c., Anglo Fr. chivaler mounted knight, O.Fr. chevalier knight, horseman, knight in chess (12c., Mod.Fr. chevaler), from L.L. caballarius horseman (Cf. Prov. cavallier, Sp. caballero, Port. cavalleiro, It. cavaliere), from L. caballus horse …
63chivalry — late 13c., from O.Fr. chevalerie knighthood, chivalry, nobility, cavalry, art of war, from chevaler knight, from M.L. caballarius horseman, from L. caballus (see CAVALIER (Cf. cavalier)). From mounted knight, meaning stretched 14c. to courtly… …
64chevalier — [shev΄ə lir′; ] for 1 & 3, usually [ shə val yā′] n. [ME & Anglo Fr chevaler < LL caballarius: see CAVALIER] 1. a member of the lowest rank of the French Legion of Honor 2. a chivalrous man; gallant; cavalier 3. Historical a French noble of… …
65chivalry — [shiv′əl rē] n. [ME & OFr chevalerie < chevaler, knight < cheval, horse < L caballus: see CAVALRY] 1. a group of knights or gallant gentlemen 2. the medieval system of knighthood 3. the noble qualities a knight was supposed to have, such …
66Chevalier — n. 1 a a member of certain orders of knighthood, and of modern French orders, as the Legion of Honour. b archaic or hist. a knight. 2 hist. the title of the Old and Young Pretenders. 3 a chivalrous man; a cavalier. Etymology: ME f. AF chevaler,… …
67chevalier — n. 1 a a member of certain orders of knighthood, and of modern French orders, as the Legion of Honour. b archaic or hist. a knight. 2 hist. the title of the Old and Young Pretenders. 3 a chivalrous man; a cavalier. Etymology: ME f. AF chevaler,… …
