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cav·al·ry \ˈkavəlrē, -ri\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Italian cavalleria cavalry, chivalry, from cavaliere cavalier + -ia -y — more at cavalier 1. a. obsolete : horsemanship < the art of cavalry > b. obsolete : knighthood < the cavalry of the court > c. : horsemen < a thousand cavalry in flight > 2. a. (1) : the component of an army that maneuvers and fights on horseback (2) : a similar component that maneuvers on horseback but fights on foot b. : the component of an army mounted on horseback or moving in motor vehicles and having combat missions (as reconnaissance and counterreconnaissance) that require great mobility 3. : deep chrome yellow |