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Meaning of 'cavalier' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cavalier [ a.]
- Gay; easy; offhand; frank.
- High-spirited.
- Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
- Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.
2 . Cavalier [ n.]
- A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
- A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
- One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.
- A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.

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cavalcade cavalero cavalierish cavalierism cavalierly cavalierness cavaliero cavally cavalry cavalryman

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