Etymology

chevauchee

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Today it means: A military raid by cavalry through enemy territory, designed to disrupt rural communities and weaken an opponent. Full definition →

Middle English chyvachie ← Old French chevauchie ← Medieval Latin caballicāta
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcaballicāta
  2. Old French · derived fromchevauchie
  3. Middle English · inherited fromchyvachie
  4. English todaychevauchee

Inherited from Middle English chyvachie, from Old French chevauchie, chevauchée, from Medieval Latin caballicāta; the modern form is after modern French chevauchée. Doublet of cavalcade.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.