Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAV'AL-CADE
CAV'AL-CADE, n. [Fr. cavalcade; Sp. cabalgada; It. cavalcata. See Cavalry.]
A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen and equipage, by way of parade, or to grace a triumph, the public entry of a person of distinction, &c.
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