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chevalier

 
Dictionary: chev·a·lier   (shĕv'ə-lîr') pronunciation
n.
  1. A member of certain male orders of knighthood or merit, such as the Legion of Honor in France.
    1. A French nobleman of the lowest rank.
    2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
  2. A knight.
  3. A chivalrous man.

[Middle English chevaler, from Old French chevalier, from Late Latin caballārius, horseman. See cavalier.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a gallant or courtly gentleman
  Synonym: cavalier


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ridder, kavaler

Nederlands (Dutch)
ridder

Français (French)
n. - chevalier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ritter, Kavalier, Chevalier (franz. Titel)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιππότης

Italiano (Italian)
cavaliere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cavaleiro (m), membro (m) honorário

Русский (Russian)
рыцарь, кавалер

Español (Spanish)
n. - caballero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - riddare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
骑士, 见习武士, 爵士

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 騎士, 見習武士, 爵士

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 중세의 기사, 의협적인 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - シュヴァリエ, 義侠の人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فارس, , نبيل فرنسي, رتبه شرف في فرنسا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אביר‬


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