Chēv'/a-liēr', n.
(shēv'/a-leer'), n. [Fr., from cheval, horse; Pr. cavalier. Cf. CAVALIER.] 1. A horseman; hence, a knight; a gallant young man. “Mount, chevaliers; to arms.” Shak. 2. A member of certain orders of knighthood.
(shēv'/a-leer'), n. [Fr., from cheval, horse; Pr. cavalier. Cf. CAVALIER.] 1. A horseman; hence, a knight; a gallant young man. “Mount, chevaliers; to arms.” Shak. 2. A member of certain orders of knighthood.