[cav.al.cade] n [F, ride on horseback, fr. OIt cavalcata, fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL caballicare, fr. L caballus horse; akin to Gk kaballeion horse, MIr capall workhorse] (1644) 1 a: a procession of riders or carriages b: a procession of vehicles or ships
2: a dramatic sequence or procession: series