chevalière

French

Etymology

From chevalier (“knight”) +‎ -ière (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃə.va.ljɛʁ/
Rhymes: -ɛʁ
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Noun

chevalière f (plural chevalières)

signet ring
female equivalent of chevalier

Further reading

“chevalière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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