noun, masculine/ka.va.lje/plural: cavaliers
horseman; knight; knight (in tarot); U-nail, fence staple, construction staple; cable clip
Borrowed from Italian cavaliere, itself borrowed from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballārius. Doublet of chevalier, which was inherited.
adjective/ka.va.lje/
equestrian; cavalier, nonchalant (lacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed)
“une attitude cavalière”
Borrowed from Italian cavaliere, itself borrowed from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballārius. Doublet of chevalier, which was inherited.