chevalier

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/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/

noun

cavalier; knight

Similar
cavalier
OriginMiddle English chivaler ← Middle French chevalier ← Old French chevalier →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounchevalier (plural chevaliers)

plural chevaliers

  1. historicalcavalier; knight
  2. card gamesIn tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna gallant or courtly gentleman

Similar
cavalier
Broader
male aristocrat
Also see
cavalier

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*kaballosder.?
  2. Latincaballus
  3. Late Latincaballārius
  4. Old Frenchchevalier
  5. Anglo-Normanchevaler
  6. Old Frenchchevalier
  7. Middle Frenchchevalier
  8. Middle Englishchivaler
  9. Englishchevalier

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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chevalier

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Cite this entry
APA

chevalier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevalier

MLA

“chevalier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevalier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chevalier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevalier.

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