Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chevauchee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chevauchee
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A military raid by cavalry through enemy territory, designed to disrupt rural communities and weaken an opponent.

Example Sentences

"Montrose led his army in an extended chevauchee through the heart of the Campbell country."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chyvachie, from Old French chevauchie, chevauchée, from Medieval Latin caballicāta; the modern form is after modern French chevauchée. Doublet of cavalcade.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: chyvachie, chevauchie, caballicāta

Inflected Forms

chevauchees (plural) chevauchée (alternative) chevauchie (alternative) chevachie (alternative) chivachie (alternative) chivachye (alternative) chivache (alternative) chevache (alternative)

Questions

What does chevauchee mean?: A military raid by cavalry through enemy territory, designed to disrupt rural communities and weaken an opponent.
Where does chevauchee come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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