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chevalier
chevalier 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 de St George a name given to James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), father of Charles Edward Stuart, and otherwise known as the Chevalier and the Old Pretender. Young Chevalier a name given to Charles Edward Stuart (1720–88), son of James Francis Edward Stuart, and otherwise known as the Young Pretender. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "chevalier." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "chevalier." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-chevalier.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "chevalier." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-chevalier.html |
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chev·a·lier / ˌshevəˈli(ə)r/ • n. hist. a knight. ∎ a chivalrous man. ∎ a member of certain orders of knighthood or of modern French orders such as the Legion of Honor. ∎ (Chevalier) Brit., hist. the title of James and Charles Stuart, pretenders to the British throne. |
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"chevalier." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chevalier." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chevalier005.html "chevalier." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chevalier005.html |
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chevalier horseman, knight XIV; cavalier, gallant XVII. ME. chevaler — AN. chevaler, (O)F. chevalier :- medL. caballārius, f. L. caballus horse; refash. after modF. in XVI. Cf. CAVALIER.
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T. F. HOAD. "chevalier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "chevalier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chevalier.html T. F. HOAD. "chevalier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chevalier.html |
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"chevalier." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chevalier." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chevalier.html "chevalier." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chevalier.html |
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