Căv'al-cāde', n.

n. [Fr. cavalcade, Pr. cavalcada, It. cavalcata, Sp. cabalgada, Pg. cavalgada, from Pr. cavalcar, It. cavalcare, Sp. cabalgar, Pg. cavalgar, O. Fr. chevalchier, N. Fr. chevaucher, L. Lat. caballicare, to go on horseback, from Pr. caval, It. cavallo, Sp. caballo, horse, Lat. caballus, Gr. καβάλλης, an inferior horse, akin to Ger. gaul.] A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen and equipage, by way of parade, or to grace a triumph, &c. He brought back his war-worn cavalcade to the city. Prescott.