transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌshe-və-ˈlir, especially for 1b & 2 also ]
shə-ˈval-ˌyā noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin caballarius horseman — more at cavalier
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : cavalier 2
b. : a member of any of various orders of knighthood or of merit (as the Legion of Honor)
2.
a. : a member of the lowest rank of French nobility
b. : a cadet of the French nobility
3. : a chivalrous man