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
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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
bilby commented on the word cavalero
Do ask do tell.
August 22, 2022