Толковый словарь английского языка - cavalier
Cavalier
cavalier
I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian ~e, from Old Occitan ~, from Late Latin caballarius horseman, from Latin caballus Date: 1589 a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship, a mounted soldier ; knight , an adherent of Charles I of England, gallant , II. adjective Date: circa 1641 debonair , marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters , 3. of or relating to the party of Charles I of England in his struggles with the Puritans and Parliament, aristocratic , of or relating to the English Cavalier poets of the mid-17th century, ~ism noun ~ly adverb
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n. & adj. --n. 1 hist. (Cavalier) a supporter of Charles I in the Civil War. 2 a courtly gentleman, esp. as a lady's escort. 3 archaic a horseman. --adj. offhand, supercilious, blas{eacute}. Derivatives cavalierly adv. Etymology: F f. It. cavaliere: see CHEVALIER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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