n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ka-v ə l- ' k ā d, ' ka-v ə l- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: French, ride on horseback, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare to go on horseback, from Late Latin caballicare, from Latin caballus horse; akin to Greek kaballeion horse, Middle Irish capall workhorse
Date: 1644
1 a : a procession of riders or carriages b : a procession of vehicles or ships
2 : a dramatic sequence or procession : SERIES