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Mar 24, 2020
This week’s themeTerms originating in horses
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chevalier

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PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
noun: A chivalrous man, one having qualities of courtesy, honor, bravery, gallantry, etc.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Anglo-Norman chevaler, from Old French chevalier, from Latin caballarius (horseman), from caballus (horse). Earliest documented use: 1377.
USAGE:
“You have procured us a dish of great excellence, which will last for several days, and have conducted yourself like a true chevalier, without fear and without reproach.”
Johann D. Wyss; The Swiss Family Robinson; Penguin; 2007.
See more usage examples of chevalier in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
Johann D. Wyss; The Swiss Family Robinson; Penguin; 2007.
See more usage examples of chevalier in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
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Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts. -Dario Fo, actor, playwright, theater director, Nobel laureate (24 Mar 1926-2016)
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