chevalier

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chev⋅a⋅lier

[shev-uh-leer or, especially for 1, 2, shuh-val-yey, -vahl-]

–noun

1.	a member of certain orders of honor or merit: a chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

2.	French History. the lowest title of rank in the old nobility.

3.	a chivalrous man; cavalier.

4.	Archaic. a knight.

Origin:
1250–1300; < MF; r. late ME chivaler < AF. See cavalier

[shuh-val-yey, -vahl-; Fr. shuh-va-lyey]

–noun

Mau⋅rice (Au⋅guste) [maw-rees aw-guh

st; Fr. moh-rees oh-gyst]

, 1888–1972, French actor and singer.

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chev·a·lier (shěv'ə-lîr')

A member of certain male orders of knighthood or merit, such as the Legion of Honor in France.
1. A French nobleman of the lowest rank.
2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
A knight.
A chivalrous man.

[Middle English chevaler, from Old French chevalier, from Late Latin caballārius, horseman; see cavalier.]

Che·va·lier (shə-vāl'yā, shə-vä-lyā')

French actor and singer best known for his cabaret appearances and his role in the musical film Gigi (1958).

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