chyvachie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chevache, chivachye, chivauche, chyvachee

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

• “chevauchẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.