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Chivachie

Chiv′a-chieˊ

,
Noun.
[OF.
chevauchie
,
chevauchée
; of the same origin as E.
cavalcade
.]
A cavalry raid; hence, a military expedition.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


chivachie

chivachie

English

Noun

chivachie (plural chivachies)

  1. Archaic form of chevauchee. [rare after 1900]
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References

  • chivachie in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913