Cavaleiro        

*this art collection is dedicated to Jacqueline’s late grandfather Aureo-Mar Cavaleiro*

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Origin 

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From Old Portuguese cavaleiro‎, from Late Latin caballārius‎, from Latin caballus‎; corresponds to Portuguese cavalo ("horse") + -eiro("-eer").

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Noun

cavaleiro (masc.) (pl. cavaleiros, feminine cavaleira)

1. (military unit, historical) knight (heavily armoured warrior of the Middle Ages)

2. (military unit) cavalryman; cavalier (soldier who serves on a cavalry regiment)

3. horseman; horserider (person who rides a horse)

4. (nobility) knight (noble ranked below a baron)