chyvachie

Middle English

Alternative forms

chevache, chivachye, chivauche, chyvachee

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chevauchie, chevauchée, from Medieval Latin caballicāta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌtʃiva(u̯)ˈtʃiː(ə)/, /ˌtʃɛva(u̯)ˈtʃiː(ə)/, /-ˈtʃeː/

Noun

chyvachie (uncountable)

A band of mounted warriors; a cavalcade.
A cavalry raid; a chevauchee.

Descendants

English: chevauchee (remodelled after modern French)

References

“chevauchẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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