chevalier

¹ American  

[shev-uh-leer, shuh-val-yey, -vahl-] / ˌʃɛv əˈlɪər, ʃəˈvæl yeɪ, -ˈvɑl- /

noun

1. a member of certain orders of honor or merit.

   a chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

2. French History. the lowest title of rank in the old nobility.

3. a chivalrous man; cavalier.

4. Archaic. a knight.

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Chevalier ² American  

[shuh-val-yey, -vahl-, shuh-va-lyey] / ʃəˈvæl yeɪ, -ˈvɑl-, ʃə vaˈlyeɪ /

noun

1. Maurice (Auguste) 1888–1972, French actor and singer.

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chevalier ¹ British  

/ ˌʃɛˈvælɪə /

noun

1. a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour

2. French history

   1. a mounted soldier or knight, esp a military cadet

   2. the lowest title of rank in the old French nobility

3. an archaic word for knight

4. a chivalrous man; gallant

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Chevalier ² British  

noun

1. Albert. 1861–1923, British music hall entertainer, remembered for his cockney songs

2. Maurice (mɔris). 1888–1972, French singer and film actor

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Etymology

Origin of chevalier

1250–1300; < Middle French; replacing late Middle English chivaler < Anglo-French. See cavalier

Example Sentences

His family, who call him notre petit chevalier - our little knight - said, in an update posted on a GoFundMe page, their house was being adapted for his "precarious" walking.

From BBC

For her support of its cultural institutions, the French government inducted her into the Order of Arts and Letters as a chevalier.

From New York Times

Four years earlier, France had given her similar recognition, naming her a chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters.

From New York Times

Tanner was made an honorary chevalier, or knighthood, of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award, for his achievements.

From New York Times

He caught the attention of King Louis XV, who named him a chevalier.

From Seattle Times