cavaliere servente

noun

In Italy, a man who attends a lady, especially one who is married, with fantastical devotion; a cicisbeo.

OriginItalian cavaliere servente →
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Meanings

nouncavaliere servente (plural cavaliere serventes)

plural cavaliere serventes

  1. historicalIn Italy, a man who attends a lady, especially one who is married, with fantastical devotion; a cicisbeo.

Origin

  1. Italiancavaliere servente“serving knight”
  2. Englishcavaliere servente

From Italian cavaliere servente (“serving knight”).

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