Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A cavalier; a gay military man; a gallant.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine.

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  • noun obsolete cavalier

Etymologies

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Early form of later cavalier. Possibly from Portuguese cavaleiro.

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Examples

  • He laughed at the old cavalero, but he was fond of him, and our affections rule us and ruin us.

    Days of the Discoverers L. Lamprey 1910

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  • Do ask do tell.

    August 22, 2022