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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.
Chevalier definition: a member of certain orders of honor or merit. See examples of CHEVALIER used in a sentence.
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.
Jun 20, 2024 · a gallant or courtly gentleman.
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. ( ˌʃɛˈvælɪə) n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour. 2. (Historical Terms) 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 male orders of knighthood or merit, such as the Legion of Honor in France.
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’.
Chevalier definition: a member of certain orders of honor or merit. See examples of CHEVALIER used in a sentence.
a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour. the lowest title of rank in the old French nobility. an archaic word for knight. a chivalrous man; gallant. Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Medieval Latin caballārius horseman, cavalier. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
