cavalry
English
/ˈkævəlɹi/
noun
Definitions
- (military) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
- (military) An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.
- (military) The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French cavalerie derived from Italian cavalleria.
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
cavalleria
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Cognates and derived terms
- cavalryman English
- cavalrywoman English
- man English
- woman English
- cavaliere Italian
- cavalleria Italian
- cavalerie French
- kavalleri Swedish
- кавалерия Bulgarian
- cavalerie Middle French