cavalaria — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cavalry noun Soldiers who fight from horseback, or, in modern armies, troops who move by fast, light vehicles.
- chivalry noun The medieval code of conduct for knights, built around honour, courage, mercy, and courtesy.
- horse noun A large hoofed mammal with a mane and tail, long domesticated for riding, pulling loads, and farm work.
Senses
cavalaria is used for these senses in English:
- cavalry (military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
- chivalry The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and courtesy to ladies.
- horse (military, sometimes, uncountable) Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category).
cavalry — full definition
- noun Soldiers who fight from horseback, or, in modern armies, troops who move by fast, light vehicles.
- noun Figuratively, help that arrives just in time to save the day.
chivalry — full definition
- noun The medieval code of conduct for knights, built around honour, courage, mercy, and courtesy.
- noun Polite, considerate, and protective behaviour, especially of men toward women.