Meaning of chevalier in English:
chevalier
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1 historical A knight.
‘The poor chevalier de La Barre subsequently joined Calas in the ranks of the Enlightenment's martyrs.’- ‘In 1808 the imperial nobility was completed with the ranks of count, baron, and chevalier, all of them hereditary.’
- ‘Philippe, chevalier de Lorraine, like Guiche before him, bore a striking resemblance to Louis himself.’
- ‘Things go south, however, once the chevalier meets the noble gentry and gets down to the business of solving the mystery.’
- ‘He was the official painter to the daughters of Louis XV, and then became painter to Jean Philippe, chevalier d' Orleans.’
chevalier, cavalier, cavalryman, horseman, equestrian- 1.1A member of certain orders of knighthood or of modern French orders such as the Legion of Honour.‘He was also honoured with France's highest cultural honour, becoming a chevalier of the Legion d' Honneur, in the same year Sophie met a brutal death.’
- ‘He was made a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor in 1896, and received the Order of Saint Michael from the government of Bavaria in 1898.’
- ‘Coolidge organised courses for his men at the Sorbonne in 1919 and in that year the French government made him a chevalier of the Légion d' Honneur.’
- ‘He was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour by his second country in 1896 and a commander of the order in 1933.’
- ‘He was also made chevalier of the Légion d' Honneur and was honoured by a large number of learned societies around the world.’
- 1.2British historical A title of the Old and Young Pretenders.
- ‘If anybody needs reminding, Hector and Plunder also went by the names of Charles Edward and Henry Benedict, i.e. the Young Pretender / Chevalier and his brother.’
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