sōˈ(w)är noun
( -s )
Etymology: Persian suwār rider, from Middle Persian asbār, aspwār, from Old Persian asabāra- horseman, from asa- horse + -bāra- carried by, rider
1. : a member of an Indian cavalry regiment : lancer
2. : a mounted orderly
sōˈ(w)är noun
( -s )
Etymology: Persian suwār rider, from Middle Persian asbār, aspwār, from Old Persian asabāra- horseman, from asa- horse + -bāra- carried by, rider
1. : a member of an Indian cavalry regiment : lancer
2. : a mounted orderly
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012