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cavalier servente

[kah-vah-lyer ser-ven-te] /ˌkɑ vɑˈlyɛr sɛrˈvɛn tɛ/

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noun, plural cavalieri serventi

[kah-vah-lye-ree ser-ven-tee] /ˌkɑ vɑˈlyɛ ri sɛrˈvɛn ti/ (Show IPA). Italian.

1.

a lover; suitor.

Origin of cavalier servente

literally, serving cavalier

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The successful lover is the cavalier servente of all nations.

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