chevillier

/ (ˌʃɛˈvælɪə) / noun. a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour. French history. a mounted soldier or knight, esp a military cadet.

In the simplest sense, a Chevalier is a title and rank within the realm of nobles and cavalrymen that translates as the French equivalent of a Knight. The ranks and roles of knights throughout the ages have a broad and varied history depending on their country of origin.

Based on factual story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African enslaved and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair.

Synonyms of chevalier (noun gentleman) cadet. cavalier. gallant. horseman.

a horse cheval (plural chevaux) (obsolete) Only in compounds : a horse; hence, a support or frame.

French Chevallier is a French surname. The word originated during the Middle Ages when it denoted a knight.

During the last few of those years, the chevalière – the female equivalent of a chevalier, or knight – was largely bedbound. Both women were in their early eighties; both also lived in poverty and suffered poor health. Now, on 21 May 1810, at the age of 81, the Frenchwoman was dead.

Chevallier is a French surname. The word originated during the Middle Ages when it denoted a knight. There are multiple variations of this name, including Chevalier.

No, Stephen King's It is not based on a true story. King had the idea for It when looking at an old wooden walking bridge in 1978 near his home in Boulder, Colorado.

It was unsuccessful; Chevalier died from a cardiac arrest following kidney surgery on New Year's Day 1972, aged 83. He is interred in the cemetery of Marnes-la-Coquette in Hauts-de-Seine, outside Paris, France with his mother, "La Louque".

Old French Word History Note: Old French and Anglo-French chevaler was borrowed into Middle English as chevaler, chivaler, but this word appears to have become obsolescent by the seventeenth century, and the current word represents a reborrowing from Modern French.

1. : marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain entry 1) dismissal of important matters. a cavalier attitude toward money. has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others.