Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chevalier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chevalier \Che`va*lier"\, n. [F., fr. LL. caballarius. See
{Cavaller}.]
1. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. ``Mount,
chevaliers; to arms.'' --Shak.
2. A member of certain orders of knighthood.
{Chevalier d'industrie}[F.], one who lives by persevering
fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper.
{The Chevalier St. George} (Eng. Hist.), James Francis Edward
Stuart (son of James II.), called ``The Pretender.''
{The Young Chevalier}, Charles Edward Stuart, son of the
Chevalier St. George.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Chevalier
n 1: French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) [syn: {Chevalier},
{Maurice Chevalier}]
2: a gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: {cavalier}]
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