chevaliers
Armored horseback fighters
Chevaliers is the plural of chevalier, a French word for knight or horseman that appears in English texts, particularly historical or literary ones.
It designates members of certain French orders of merit or nobility.
The term carries connotations of chivalry and gallantry: The chevaliers rode out to defend the castle.
In English contexts, it sometimes appears with slightly ironic overtones, suggesting old-fashioned or affected courtliness.
Arrogant ones or horsemen
- gentlemenMen of refinement
- horsemenPeople who ride equines
- aristocratsHereditary ruling class
- noblessePersons of rank
messieurs · legion · France · nobility · title · rank · monsieur · gallant
Titled warriors on horseback
- armorProtective combat covering
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
nobility · medieval · squire · courtly · tournament · crusade · horseback · valor
cavaliers
Arrogant ones or horsemen
- gentlemenMen of refinement
- horsemenPeople who ride equines
- aristocratsHereditary ruling class
noblesse · messieurs · legion · France · nobility · title · rank · monsieur · gallant · courtier
knights
Titled warriors on horseback
heraldry · nobility · medieval · squire · courtly · tournament · crusade · horseback · valor · honor
Dumas
French adventure novelist
Musketeers · Aramis · adventure · swashbuckler · cape · rapier · duel · intrigue · cardinal · Paris
order
Methodical arrangement or request
- LegionRoman army division
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- medalMetal honor token
rank · distinction · merit · service · honor · recipient · ceremony · insignia · cross · ribbon
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- feudalismfief, vassal, fealty, homage, lord
chevaliersfoot soldiers
Ground-based military fighters
infantrymen · infantry · pikemen · footmen · men-at-arms
chevaliersknaves
Deceitful, unscrupulous men
villains · blackguards · rogues · scoundrels · cads