cavalier

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

1589, from Middle French cavalier 'horseman',^[1] from Old Italian cavaliere (“‘mounted soldier, knight’”),^[2] from Old Provençal cavalier, from Late Latin caballārius (“‘horseman’”), from Latin caballus (“‘horse’”), from Gaulish caballos 'nag', variant of cabillos (cf. Welsh ceffyl, Breton kefel, Irish capall), akin to German (Swabish) Kōb 'nag' and Old Church Slavonic kobyla 'mare'.

Previous English forms include cavalero, cavaliero.

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cavalier (comparative more cavalier, superlative most cavalier)

1. Easy; offhand; frank.

   The very dignified officials were confused by his cavalier manner.

2. High-spirited.
3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
4. Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.

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cavalier (plural cavaliers)

1. A military man serving on horse.
2. A sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
3. One of the court party in the time of King Charles I, as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.
4. A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.
5. A well mannered man; a gentleman.

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• Anagrams of aaceilrv
• variceal

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ka.val.je/

[edit] Noun

cavalier

1. (chess) knight

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aaceilrv
• calvaire

• Notes:

1. ^ “cavalier” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
2. ^ “cavalier” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001