chyvachie

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chevauchie, chevauchée, from Medieval Latin caballicāta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃiva(u̯)ˈt͡ʃiː(ə)/, /ˌt͡ʃɛva(u̯)ˈt͡ʃiː(ə)/, /-ˈt͡ʃeː/

Noun

chyvachie (uncountable)

  1. A band of mounted warriors; a cavalcade.
  2. A cavalry raid; a chevauchee.

Descendants

  • English: chevauchee (remodelled after modern French)

References

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