"Cavalier" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Misspelling of Cavileer, after Charles Cavileer, an early settler. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cavalier
  1. A small city, the county seat of Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cavalier-en-name-DogMy56S Categories (other): County seats of North Dakota, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 26 22 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 22 22 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 22 23 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Noun

Forms: Cavaliers [plural]
Etymology: From cavalier, q.v. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cavalier (plural Cavaliers)
  1. (historical) A royalist partisan of Charles I of England during the English Civil War, especially from the upper classes. Tags: historical Synonyms: Royalist
    Sense id: en-Cavalier-en-noun-BvRj5X29 Categories (other): England Disambiguation of England: 0 100 0 0
  2. (dogs) A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
    Sense id: en-Cavalier-en-noun-HRWJK-1L Categories (other): Monarchism Disambiguation of Monarchism: 20 22 37 21 Topics: dogs, lifestyle, pets
  3. (automobiles) A Chevrolet Cavalier. Related terms: Cavalier County
    Sense id: en-Cavalier-en-noun-BilKAHTH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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