chevalier

[ shev-uh-leer or, especially for 1, 2, shuh-val-yey, -vahl- ]
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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.

  1. a chivalrous man; cavalier.

  2. Archaic. a knight.

Origin of chevalier

1
1250–1300; <Middle French; replacing late Middle English chivaler<Anglo-French. See cavalier

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Other definitions for Chevalier (2 of 2)

Chevalier
[ shuh-val-yey, -vahl-; French shuh-va-lyey ]

noun
  1. 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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British Dictionary definitions for chevalier (1 of 2)

chevalier

/ (ˌʃɛˈvælɪə) /


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

  2. French history

    • a mounted soldier or knight, esp a military cadet

    • the lowest title of rank in the old French nobility

  1. an archaic word for knight

  2. a chivalrous man; gallant

Origin of chevalier

1
C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin caballārius horseman, cavalier

British Dictionary definitions for Chevalier (2 of 2)

Chevalier

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

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

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