01 n. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man.
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1.
A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man.
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2.
A member of certain orders of knighthood.
Phrases & compounds
‖Chevalier d'industrie —
one who lives by persevering fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper.
The Chevalier St. George —
James Francis Edward Stuart (son of James II.), called “The Pretender.”
The Young Chevalier —
Charles Edward Stuart, son of the Chevalier St. George.