cavalier servant

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cavalier servant

\ka.va.lje sɛʁ.vɑ̃\

noun cavaliers servants · chevalier servant

Homme qui entoure une dame d’hommages et de soins attentifs et constants. Persuadé que je venais de rencontrer la figure classique du cavalier servant, je communiquai mes observations à mon ami le sacristain. — Il n’y a plus, me répondit-il brusquement, ni cavalier servant, ni sigisbée, ni patito.

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cicisbeo Married woman's gallant or lover

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@misc{cavalier_servant_2026,
  title = {cavalier servant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cavalier%20servant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}