Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chevalier

/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: cheva-lier
IPA: /ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

cavalier; knight

noun

In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin caballārius Old French chevalier Anglo-Norman chevalerbor. ▲ Old French chevalier Middle French chevalierbor. Middle English chivaler English chevalier 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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: chivaler, chevaler, chevalier, caballārius, caballus

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

chevaliers (plural)

Phrases

preux chevalier

Frequently Paired Words

preux chevalier

Synonyms

cavalier

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce chevalier?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/.
What does chevalier mean?: cavalier; knight
Where does chevalier come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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