chevalier
a member of certain orders of honor or merit: a chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
French History. the lowest title of rank in the old nobility.
a chivalrous man; cavalier.
Archaic. a knight.
Origin of chevalier
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Other definitions for Chevalier (2 of 2)
Mau·rice (Au·guste) [maw-rees-aw-guhst; French moh-reesoh-gyst], /mɔˈris ˈɔ gəst; French moʊˈris oʊˈgüst/, 1888–1972, French actor and singer.
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How to use chevalier in a sentence
A steel bracelet on my wrists reads CPL BRIAN L. chevalier - 14 MAR 2007 – DIYALA.
chevalier was born in Washington, D.C., but has lived in London for the past 25 years.
Tracy Chevalier’s Novel on Ohio’s Underground Railroad | Jane Ciabattari | January 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first official Friars Roast was held in 1949 in honor of Maurice chevalier.
Jacques Chirac made Boulud a chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in March 2006.
Mistress of the chevalier de Valois, and mother of a child that was attributed to the old aristocrat.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
These rumors greatly annoyed the chevalier, since he had hoped at this time to wed Mlle. Cormon.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheFor more than thirty years he lived on rue Honore-chevalier under the name of M. du Portail.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheShe constantly wore on her breast the cross of chevalier of the Legion of Honor conferred on her husband by the Emperor.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheHe was also made chevalier of nearly all the orders in Italy, and member of the Legion of Honour.
British Dictionary definitions for chevalier (1 of 2)
/ (ˌʃɛˈvælɪə) /
a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour
French history
a mounted soldier or knight, esp a military cadet
the lowest title of rank in the old French nobility
an archaic word for knight
a chivalrous man; gallant
Origin of chevalier
1British Dictionary definitions for Chevalier (2 of 2)
(ˌʃɛvəˈlɪə) Albert. 1861–1923, British music hall entertainer, remembered for his cockney songs
(ˌʃɛˈvælɪə, French ʃəvalje) Maurice (mɔris). 1888–1972, French singer and film actor
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