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chevalier

/ˌʃevəˈlɪə/sheh-vuh-LIR
/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɹ/sheh-vuh-LIR

Meaninghorse

Common meaning: knight or courtly man

Journey through time

  1. Latincaballus‘horse’source
  2. Frenchchevalier‘a horseman’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa horseman → knight or courtly manchevalier‘knight or courtly man’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin caballus ‘horse’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry CHEVALIER, p. 106 · dictionary scan

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