Cavalier vs. Chevalier — What's the Difference?

Cavalier () was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves.

A knight.

A supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War.

A member of certain male orders of knighthood or merit, such as the Legion of Honor in France.

A small spaniel of a breed with a long snout.

A French nobleman of the lowest rank.

Showing a lack of proper concern; offhand

Used as a title for such a nobleman.

A gallant or chivalrous man, especially one serving as escort to a woman of high social position; a gentleman.

A knight.

A mounted soldier; a knight.

A chivalrous man.

Cavalier A supporter of Charles I of England in his struggles against Parliament. Also called Royalist.

(historical) A cavalier; a knight.

Showing arrogant or offhand disregard; dismissive

(card games) In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.

Carefree and nonchalant; jaunty.

A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man.

Cavalier Of or relating to a group of 17th-century English poets associated with the court of Charles I.

A member of certain orders of knighthood.

Not caring enough about something important.

French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)

High-spirited.

A gallant or courtly gentleman

Supercilious.

(historical) Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I of England (1600–1649).

A military man serving on horse, early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.

A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man.

A gentleman of the class of such officers, particularly:

A courtesan or noble under Charles I of England, particularly a royalist partisan during the English Civil War which ended his reign.

(slang) Someone with an uncircumcised penis.

A defensive work rising from a bastion, etc., and overlooking the surrounding area.

A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a small breed of spaniel of English origin with a silky, smooth coat and commonly a smooth undocked tail.

Of a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner toward (women).

A military man serving on horseback; a knight.

A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.

One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.

A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.

Offhand; unceremonious; gay; easy; frank. Opposed to serious.

High-spirited.

Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.

Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.

A gallant or courtly gentleman

A royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War

Given to haughty disregard of others