chevalier.

1. A knight, especially in French historical or honorific usage.

2. A person holding the rank of knight in an order of honor.

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Words that belong together

• French chevalier
• noble chevalier

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The chevalier rode ahead of the escort.

The charter named a French chevalier.

The story introduced a chevalier at court.

Usage notes

Primary category: fantasy. Forms: Singular chevalier; plural chevaliers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.