Chevalier [shuh -val -yey, -vahl -; French uh -va -lyey ]
noun Mau·rice (Au·guste) [maw-rees aw -guh st; French r eesgy st ] /mɔˈris ˈɔ gəst; French 1888–1972, French actor and singer. Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for maurice chevalier noun 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 a chivalrous man; gallant
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Word Origin for chevalier C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin caballārius horseman, cavalier
noun (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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Word Origin and History for maurice chevalier n. late 13c., Anglo-French chivaler "mounted knight," Old French chevalier "knight, horseman, knight in chess" (12c., Modern French chevaler ), from Late Latin caballarius "horseman" (source of Provençal cavallier , Spanish caballero , Portuguese cavalleiro , Italian cavaliere ; see cavalier (n.)). The word formerly was nativized, but has been given a French pronunciation since 16c.
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