chevauchee

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noun

A military raid by cavalry through enemy territory, designed to disrupt rural communities and weaken an opponent.

OriginMiddle English chyvachie ← Old French chevauchie ← Medieval Latin caballicāta →
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Meanings

nounchevauchee (plural chevauchees)

plural chevauchees · alternative chevauchée · alternative chevauchie · alternative chevachie · alternative chivachie · alternative chivachye · alternative chivache · alternative chevache

  1. historicalA military raid by cavalry through enemy territory, designed to disrupt rural communities and weaken an opponent.

    Montrose led his army in an extended chevauchee through the heart of the Campbell country.

    2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley, page 60

Origin

  1. Medieval Latincaballicāta
  2. Old Frenchchevauchie
  3. Middle Englishchyvachie
  4. Englishchevauchee

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.

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APA

chevauchee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevauchee

MLA

“chevauchee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevauchee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chevauchee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevauchee.

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