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Cavalier Parliament — The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from May 8, 1661 until January 24, 1679. It followed the Convention Parliament. It endured for over 17 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England. Like its predecessor Parliament of… … Wikipedia
Cavalier (disambiguation) — Cavalier may refer to: * Cavalier, a supporter of the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms * Cavalier poets of the English Civil War * Cavalier Parliament (1661 1679) A Restoration Parliament * cavalryman * paladin, in some… … Wikipedia
Cavalier — was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642 ndash;1651). Prince Rupert, commander of much of Charles I s cavalry, is often considered an archetypical Cavalier. [, Manganiello … Wikipedia
Cavalier — Cav a*lier (k[a^]v [.a]*l[=e]r ), n. [F. cavalier, It. cavaliere, LL. caballarius, fr. L. caballus. See {Cavalcade}, and cf. {Chevalier}, {Caballine}.] 1. A military man serving on horseback; a knight. [1913 Webster] 2. A gay, sprightly, military … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cavalier — [kav΄ə lir′] n. [Fr < It cavaliere < LL caballarius < L caballus, horse; akin to Gr kaballēs; prob. < native name in Asia Minor] 1. an armed horseman; knight 2. a gallant or courteous gentleman, esp. one serving as a lady s escort 3.… … English World dictionary
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel — Infobox Dogbreed image caption = Cavalier King Charles Spaniel name = Cavalier King Charles Spaniel country = flagicon|England England nickname = king cavalierFact|date=August 2008 fcigroup = 9 fcisection = 7 fcinum = 136 fcistd =… … Wikipedia
cavalier — cavalierism, cavalierness, n. cavalierly, adv. /kav euh lear , kav euh lear /, n. 1. a horseman, esp. a mounted soldier; knight. 2. one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman; gallant. 3. a man escorting a woman or acting… … Universalium
cavalier — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius horseman, from Latin caballus Date: 1589 1. a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship 2. a mounted soldier ; knight 3.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cavalier poet — ▪ English poetry group any of a group of English gentlemen poets, called Cavaliers because of their loyalty to Charles I (1625–49) during the English Civil Wars, as opposed to Roundheads, who supported Parliament. They were also cavaliers… … Universalium
cavalier — cav•a•lier [[t]ˌkæv əˈlɪər, ˈkæv əˌlɪər[/t]] n. adj. 1) why a horseman, esp. a mounted soldier; knight 2) one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman; gallant 3) the male escort or dancing partner of a woman 4) why (cap.) an … From formal English to slang
