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cavalier servente
[ kah-vah-lyerser-ven-te ]
/ ˌkɑ vɑˈlyɛr sɛrˈvɛn tɛ /
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noun, plural ca·va·lie·ri ser·ven·ti [kah-vah-lye-ree ser-ven-tee]. /ˌkɑ vɑˈlyɛ ri sɛrˈvɛn ti/. Italian.
a lover; suitor.
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Origin of cavalier servente
Literally, “serving cavalier”
Words nearby cavalier servente
Cavalcanti, cavalier, Cavalieri, cavalier King Charles spaniel, Cavalier poets, cavalier servente, cavalla, Cavalleria Rusticana, Cavallini, cavalry, cavalryman
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How to use cavalier servente in a sentence
The successful lover is the cavalier servente of all nations.
Table-Talk|William Hazlitt