Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CHEV-A-LIER'
CHEV-A-LIER', n. [Fr. from cheval, a horse; Sp. caballero. See Cavalry.]
- A knight; a gallant young man. – Shak.
- In heraldry, a horseman armed at all points. – Encyc.
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