Chevalier Definition

shĕvə-lîr
noun
A member of the lowest rank of the French Legion of Honor.
Webster's New World
A French noble of the lowest rank.
Webster's New World
Used as a title for such a nobleman.
American Heritage
A chivalrous man; gallant; cavalier.
Webster's New World
A knight.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Chevalier

Noun

Singular:
chevalier
Plural:
chevaliers

Origin of Chevalier

  • Middle English chevaler from Old French chevalier from Late Latin caballārius horseman cavalier

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old French, from Latin caballus

    From Wiktionary

Chevalier Sentence Examples

  • Baron de Reiffenberg, Le Chevalier au cygne et Godfrey de Bouillon (Brussels, 2 vols., 1846-1848), in Mon.

  • She formed a deep and lasting attachment to the Chevalier d'Aydie, by whom she had a daughter.

  • A isse et le Chevalier d'Aydie (Macon, 1900); and notices prefixed to the editions of 1846 and 1873.

  • See further Chevalier, Repertoire des sources hist., Topobibliographie, s.v.

  • For a comprehensive bibliography, including monographs and published documents, see Ulysse Chevalier, Repertoire des sources hist.

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