قاوالیه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• قوالییه (kavalye)

Etymology

Borrowed from French cavalier.

Noun

قاوالیه • (kavalye)

1. a lady's male escort [from 19th c.]

Descendants

• Turkish: kavalye

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “kavalye”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kavalye”, in Nişanyan Sözlük