|shevə|li(ə)r, -liə or (esp in senses other than 1a & 3) shəˈvalˌyā or -äl- or -ȧl- or ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English chevaler, from Middle French chevalier, from Late Latin caballarius horseman — more at cavalier
1.
a. archaic : horseman ; especially : cavalier 3
b.
(1) : a member of certain orders of knighthood
(2) : a member of the lowest rank of a French order of merit
the coveted ribbon of the chevalier of the Legion of Honor — W.H.Downes
2.
a. : a member of the lowest rank of French nobility
b. : a cadet of the French nobility
3. : a chivalrous man