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: a member of any of various orders of knighthood or of merit (such as the Legion of Honor) 2. a. : a member of the lowest rank of French nobility. b. : a cadet of the French nobility. 3. : a chivalrous man. Examples of chevalier in a Sentence.
6 days ago · a gallant or courtly gentleman.
noun. 1. a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour. 2. French history. a. a mounted soldier or knight, esp a military cadet. b. the lowest title of rank in the old French nobility.
Chevalier definition: a member of certain orders of honor or merit. See examples of CHEVALIER used in a sentence.
Chevalier definition: A member of certain male orders of knighthood or merit, such as the Legion of Honor in France.
What does the noun chevalier mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun chevalier. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. chevalier has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. military (Middle English) horses and riding (Middle English) chess (late 1700s) birds (1880s) Entry status.
Chevalier, (French: “horseman”), a French title originally equivalent to the English knight. Later the title chevalier came to be used in a variety of senses not always denoting membership in any order of chivalry; it was frequently used by men of noble birth or noble pretensions who could not.
chevalier in American English. (ˌʃevəˈlɪər, or, esp. for 1, 2 ʃəˈvæljei, -ˈvɑːl-) noun. 1. a member of certain orders of honor or merit. a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. 2. French History. the lowest title of rank in the old nobility.
Chevalier definition: a member of certain orders of honor or merit. See examples of CHEVALIER used in a sentence.
Quick Reference. Historical term for a knight; a member of certain orders of knighthood or of modern French orders such as the Legion of Honour. Recorded from late Middle English (denoting a horseman or mounted knight) the word comes via Old French and medieval Latin, from Latin caballus ‘horse’.
