chevalier

[shev-uh-leer or especially for 1, 2, shuh-val-yey, -vahl-] /ˌʃɛv əˈlɪər or especially for 1, 2, ʃəˈvæl yeɪ, -ˈvɑl-/
noun
1.
a member of certain orders of honor or merit:
a chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
2.
French History. the lowest title of rank in the old nobility.
3.
a chivalrous man; cavalier.
4.
Archaic. a knight.
Origin
1250-1300; < Middle French; replacing late Middle English chivaler < Anglo-French. See cavalier

Chevalier

[shuh-val-yey, -vahl-; French shuh-va-lyey] /ʃəˈvæl yeɪ, -ˈvɑl-; French ʃə vaˈlyeɪ/
noun
1.
Maurice (Auguste)
[maw-rees aw-guh st;; French moh-rees oh-gyst] /mɔˈris ˈɔ gəst;; French moʊˈris oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1888–1972, French actor and singer.
Examples from the web for chevalier
  • chevalier makes his pitch to the venture capitalists.
British Dictionary definitions for chevalier

chevalier

/ˌʃɛˈvælɪə/
noun
1.
a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour
2.
(French history)
  1. a mounted soldier or knight, esp a military cadet
  2. the lowest title of rank in the old French nobility
3.
an archaic word for knight
4.
a chivalrous man; gallant
Word Origin
C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin caballārius horseman, cavalier

Chevalier

noun
1.
(ˌʃɛvəˈlɪə). Albert. 1861–1923, British music hall entertainer, remembered for his cockney songs
2.
(ˌʃɛˈvælɪə; French) (ʃəvalje). Maurice (mɔris). 1888–1972, French singer and film actor
Word Origin and History for chevalier
n.

late 13c., Anglo-French chivaler "mounted knight," Old French chevalier "knight, horseman, knight in chess" (12c., Modern French chevaler), from Late Latin caballarius "horseman" (source of Provençal cavallier, Spanish caballero, Portuguese cavalleiro, Italian cavaliere; see cavalier (n.)). The word formerly was nativized, but has been given a French pronunciation since 16c.