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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French chevauchie, chevauchée, from Medieval Latin caballicāta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃiva(u̯)ˈt͡ʃiː(ə)/, /ˌt͡ʃɛva(u̯)ˈt͡ʃiː(ə)/, /-ˈt͡ʃeː/
Noun
chyvachie (uncountable)
- A band of mounted warriors; a cavalcade.
- A cavalry raid; a chevauchee.
Descendants
- English: chevauchee (remodelled after modern French)
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