ˈkavəlrē, -ri noun
( -es )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Italian cavalleria cavalry, chivalry, from cavaliere cavalier + -ia -y — more at cavalier
1.
a. obsolete : horsemanship
the art of cavalry
b. obsolete : knighthood
the cavalry of the court
c. : horsemen
a thousand cavalry in flight
2.
a.
(1) : the component of an army that maneuvers and fights on horseback
(2) : a similar component that maneuvers on horseback but fights on foot
b. : the component of an army mounted on horseback or moving in motor vehicles and having combat missions (as reconnaissance and counterreconnaissance) that require great mobility
3. : deep chrome yellow