chevalier

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Descendants 3 Old French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Descendants 3.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin caballus

[edit] Noun

chevalier (plural chevaliers)

1. A cavalier; a knight.
2. In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

chevalier m.

1. knight

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• Turkish: şövalye

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin caballarius.^[1]

[edit] Noun

chevalier m. (oblique plural chevaliers, nominative singular chevaliers, nominative plural chevalier)

1. knight

[edit] Descendants

• English: cavalier, chevalier
• French: chevalier
• Italian: cavaliere

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Migliorini, Bruno; Aldo Duro (1950). “cavaliere”, Prontuario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian). Paravia.