† chavalleryObs. [variant of chevalerie, cavallery.] 1.= cavalry. 1618Bolton Florus iii. xx. 238 To raise a Chavallery.Ibid. 71 Master of the Roman horsemen, or Chavallery. 2. The cavalier party or cause (in 17th c.). 1643Herle Answ. Ferne 5 The chavaleery lately prevailed.