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chevalier

chev·a·lier [ shèvvə lr, shə vállee ày ] (plural chev·a·liers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. French title of honor: used as the title of members of the French Legion of Honor and of other orders

2. French knight or nobleman: a French knight or nobleman of the lowest rank

[14th century. Via French< medieval Latin caballarius< Latin caballus "horse"]
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