chevalier noun. [ʃɛvǝ'lɪǝ, ʃǝvalje (pl. same)]LME.
[Anglo-Norman chevaler, Old & mod. French chevalier, from medieval Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus horse: see -IER, -EER. Cf. CAVALIER noun.]
1. Hist. A horseman, esp. a mounted knight. LME.
2. A chivalrous man, a gallant. M17.
3. A member of certain orders of knighthood, or of the French Legion of Honour, etc. E18.
Phrases: chevalier d'industrie [ddystri] [French, lit. 'knight of industry'] an adventurer, a swindler. PREUX chevalier. the Chevalier (de St George) James Stuart, the Old Pretender. the Young Chevalier Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender.

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