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Chevalier

//ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    cavalier; knight historical
  2. 2
    a gallant or courtly gentleman wordnet
  3. 3
    In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.

Etymology

From Middle English chivaler or chevaler (also shyvalere while code-switching), from Anglo-Norman chevaler or chivaler, later refashioned after French chevalier, from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman”), from Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of caballero and cavalier.

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