chevalier
noun/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/
Etymology From Middle English chivaler or chevaler (also shyvalere while code-switching), from Anglo-Norman chevaler or chivaler, later refashioned after French chevalier, from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman”), from Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of caballero and cavalier.
1
Historical cavalier; knight
2
Card games, Games In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.
- Related terms
- preux chevalier