chyvachie

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

chevache, chivachye, chivauche, chyvachee

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

chyvachie (uncountable)

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

Descendants edit

English: chevauchee (remodelled after modern French)

References edit

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

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