chevalier

¹

[ shev-uh-leer shuh-val-yey, -vahl- ]

noun

1. a member of certain orders of honor or merit:

   a chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

2. French History. the lowest title of rank in the old nobility.
3. a chivalrous man; cavalier.
4. Archaic. a knight.

Chevalier

²

[ shuh-val-yey, -vahl-; French shuh-va-lyey ]

noun

1. Mau·rice (Au·guste) [maw-, rees, , aw, -g, uh, st, moh-, rees, oh-, gyst], 1888–1972, French actor and singer.

Chevalier

¹

noun

1. ˌʃɛvəˈlɪə ChevalierAlbert18611923MBritishTHEATRE: music-hall entertainer Albert. 1861–1923, British music hall entertainer, remembered for his cockney songs
2. ˌʃɛˈvælɪəʃəvalje ChevalierMaurice18881972MFrenchMUSIC: singerFILMS AND TV: actor Maurice (mɔris). 1888–1972, French singer and film actor

chevalier

²

/ ˌʃɛˈvælɪə /

noun

1. a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour
2. French history
   1. a mounted soldier or knight, esp a military cadet
   2. the lowest title of rank in the old French nobility
3. See knight
   an archaic word for knight
4. a chivalrous man; gallant

Word History and Origins

Origin of chevalier¹

1250–1300; < Middle French; replacing late Middle English chivaler < Anglo-French. See cavalier

Word History and Origins

Origin of chevalier¹

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin caballārius horseman, cavalier

Example Sentences

A steel bracelet on my wrists reads CPL BRIAN L. CHEVALIER - 14 MAR 2007 – DIYALA.

From The Daily Beast

Chevalier was born in Washington, D.C., but has lived in London for the past 25 years.

From The Daily Beast

The first official Friars Roast was held in 1949 in honor of Maurice Chevalier.

From The Daily Beast

Jacques Chirac made Boulud a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in March 2006.

From The Daily Beast

Mistress of the Chevalier de Valois, and mother of a child that was attributed to the old aristocrat.

From Project Gutenberg

These rumors greatly annoyed the chevalier, since he had hoped at this time to wed Mlle. Cormon.

From Project Gutenberg

For more than thirty years he lived on rue Honore-Chevalier under the name of M. du Portail.

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She constantly wore on her breast the cross of chevalier of the Legion of Honor conferred on her husband by the Emperor.

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He was also made chevalier of nearly all the orders in Italy, and member of the Legion of Honour.

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