n.
(pl. cavalries)
[
usu. treated as pl.]
historical soldiers who fought on horseback.
▸modern soldiers who fight in armoured vehicles.
Derivative
- cavalryman n.
(pl. cavalrymen)
.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. cavallerie, from Ital. cavalleria, from cavallo ‘horse’, from L. caballus.
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