chevalier

/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/

chevalier

English Noun Top 24,659

Definition

cavalier; knight

Etymology

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.