Cavalier
Cavalier a supporter of Charles I in the Civil War of 1642–9, a 17th-century Royalist. The word in this sense is recorded from the mid 17th century and is a special usage of the more general, ‘a horseman; a lively military man; a courtly or fashionable gentleman, a gallant, especially as an escort to a lady’; ultimately it derives (perhaps through French) from Italian cavaliere from Latin caballus ‘horse’.
The term as applied to the king's supporters by their opponents was originally derogatory. It was later increasingly used to indicate a style of life and social custom opposed to the repressive practices of the Roundheads.
Cavalier Parliament a name for the first Parliament of Charles II, following the Restoration in 1660 and noted for its support of the restored monarchy.
The term as applied to the king's supporters by their opponents was originally derogatory. It was later increasingly used to indicate a style of life and social custom opposed to the repressive practices of the Roundheads.
Cavalier Parliament a name for the first Parliament of Charles II, following the Restoration in 1660 and noted for its support of the restored monarchy.
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