preux chevaliern.

Brit.

/ˌprəː ʃəvalˈjeɪ/, U.S.

/pru ʃɛvəˈlɪ(ə)r/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French preux chevalier.

Etymology: < French preux chevalier (1560 or earlier in Middle French) < preux (see prew adj.) + chevalier chevalier n.

Gallant knight (also in extended use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > brave warrior > knightly hero

knight-errantc1400

knight adventurous1429

knight of adventurers1530

paladin1592

Palmerin1613

knight adventurera1640

erranta1643

preux chevalier1771

Galahad1854

1771 H. Walpole Let. to G. Selwyn 9 Sept., in Corr. (1961) XXX. 255 If he is a preux chevalier, he will vindicate her character d'une manière éclatante.

1799 W. Godwin St. Leon I. vii. 229 Our son, bred in these fields indeed, will probably never become a preux chevalier, or figure in the roll of military heroes.

1803 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 116 When the adventures of a preux chevalier were no longer listened to by starts.

1885 ‘L. Malet’ Colonel Enderby's Wife ii. iv. 62 All his Italian friends laud him as a preux chevalier.

1915 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily News 28 Sept. 7/2 Mrs. Neff would snatch me baldheaded if I kidnapped her preux chevalier.

1964 Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.) Nov. 25 4/6 It was fully time for the Empress Eugenie to find her preux chevalier.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preux chevalier
释义	preux chevaliern. Brit. /ˌprəː ʃəvalˈjeɪ/, U.S. /pru ʃɛvəˈlɪ(ə)r/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French preux chevalier. Etymology: < French preux chevalier (1560 or earlier in Middle French) < preux (see prew adj.) + chevalier chevalier n. Gallant knight (also in extended use). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > brave warrior > knightly hero knight-errantc1400 knight adventurous1429 knight of adventurers1530 paladin1592 Palmerin1613 knight adventurera1640 erranta1643 preux chevalier1771 Galahad1854 1771 H. Walpole Let. to G. Selwyn 9 Sept., in Corr. (1961) XXX. 255 If he is a preux chevalier, he will vindicate her character d'une manière éclatante. 1799 W. Godwin St. Leon I. vii. 229 Our son, bred in these fields indeed, will probably never become a preux chevalier, or figure in the roll of military heroes. 1803 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 116 When the adventures of a preux chevalier were no longer listened to by starts. 1885 ‘L. Malet’ Colonel Enderby's Wife ii. iv. 62 All his Italian friends laud him as a preux chevalier. 1915 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily News 28 Sept. 7/2 Mrs. Neff would snatch me baldheaded if I kidnapped her preux chevalier. 1964 Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.) Nov. 25 4/6 It was fully time for the Empress Eugenie to find her preux chevalier. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771
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