cavalry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 References 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From French cheval (“‘horse’”) < Latin caballus < Gaulish caballos.^[1]

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cavalry (plural cavalries)

1. (military) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
2. (military) Branch of military transported by fast light vehicles, the mechanized cavalry.
3. (military) An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.

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• Notes:

1. ^ Delamare 2003 p.96

• Delamarre, X. & Lambert, P. -Y. (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise : Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental (2nd ed.). Paris: Errance. ISBN 978 2 87772 369 5, ISBN 2 87772 237 6

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aaclrvy
• calvary, Calvary