† chavallery Obs.
[variant of chevalerie, cavallery.]
1. = cavalry.
| 1618 Bolton Florus iii. xx. 238 To raise a Chavallery. Ibid. 71 Master of the Roman horsemen, or Chavallery. |
2. The cavalier party or cause (in 17th c.).
| 1643 Herle Answ. Ferne 5 The chavaleery lately prevailed. |