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Definition of: chevalier
(shev′ə·lir′) noun
1. A knight or cavalier; especially, a French knight or nobleman.
2. Obs. A gallant gentleman; chivalrous man.
3. A member of the French Legion of Honor or other order of knighthood.
4. A cadet of the old French nobility who went into the army.
5. Her. An armed knight mounted. [<F <LL caballarius. Doublet of CAVALIER.]
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