chyvachie

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French chevauchie, chevauchée, from Medieval Latin caballicāta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃiva(u̯)ˈt͡ʃiː(ə)/, /ˌt͡ʃɛva(u̯)ˈt͡ʃiː(ə)/, /-ˈt͡ʃeː/

Noun[edit]

chyvachie (uncountable)

  1. A band of mounted warriors; a cavalcade.
  2. A cavalry raid; a chevauchee.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: chevauchee (remodelled after modern French)

References[edit]

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