companion cavalry
Ancient History
noun
The cavalry of the ancient Macedonian army, especially an elite unit of cavalry serving closely with the king.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Mitford (1744–1827), historian of ancient Greece. After Hellenistic Greek οἱ ἑταῖροι, plural noun.
- notopodium
- notoriety
- notorious
- notoriously
- notoriousness
- not (or never) a whit
- not (or never) do a hand's turn
- not (or never) do a stroke of work
- notornis
- not (or not so) bad
- notothere
- no-touch
- notoungulate
- notour
- not out
- not pay someone any mind
- not playing with a full deck
- not proven
- not put it past someone
- not quite
- not quite the thing
- Notre Dame
- not right in the head
- no-trumper
- no trumps