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Chevalier , n. [F., fr. LL. caballarius. See Cavaller.]
- A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. “Mount, chevaliers; to arms.” Shak.1913 Webster
- A member of certain orders of knighthood.1913 Webster
‖Chevalier d'industrie [F.], one who lives by persevering fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper. -- The Chevalier St. George (Eng. Hist.), James Francis Edward Stuart (son of James II.), called “The Pretender.” -- The Young Chevalier, Charles Edward Stuart, son of the Chevalier St. George.
1913 Webster
- A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. “Mount, chevaliers; to arms.”