caval-

1. A procession, especially one of people on horses, in carriages, or in cars.
2. A series or procession of things or people; especially, a spectacular or dramatic one.
3. A ceremonial procession or display.
4. A succession or series; such as, the actress starred in a cavalcade of Broadway hits.

1. An armed horseman; especially, a mounted soldier; a knight.
2. Someone having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman; gallant.
3. A gallant or courteous gentleman; especially, one serving as a lady's escort.
4. Historically, when capitalized, an adherent of Charles I of England in his contest with Parliament.
5. Showing an arrogant, disdainful, domineering, supercilious, or jaunty disregard or lack of respect for something or somebody: "Her supervisor treated her with a cavalier attitude." 6. Being offhand or unceremonious: "The very dignified officials were confused by the speaker's cavalier manner."

A term used by the caravans which crossed the prairies, to denote a hand (group) of horses or mules: "The thieves stole our whole cavallard, consisting of ten head of horses and mules."

1. Formerly, the part of an army made up of soldiers trained to fight on horseback.
2. The more mobile part of a modern army, using armored vehicles and helicopters.
3. Combat troops mounted originally on horses but now often in motorized armored vehicles for greater mobility.

Sometimes misspelled as calvary which refers not to horses but to the name of the mount (or hill) just outside the city walls of ancient Jerusalem where the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ took place, according to the Bible; from Latin calvaria, "skull", from Greek golgotha, translating Aramaic gulgulta, "place of the skull".

1. Previously, a soldier mounted on horseback: "He was a cavalryman who always took good care of his mount."
2. Now, a reference to a soldier in a motorized army unit.