chevalier
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His family, who call him notre petit chevalier - our little knight - said, in an update posted on a GoFundMe page, their house was being adapted for his "precarious" walking.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
Four years earlier, France had given her similar recognition, naming her a chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2022
He caught the attention of King Louis XV, who named him a chevalier.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
She was also appointed a chevalier of France’s Legion of Honour in 2010.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2017
“Gawaine,” said Mordred to the air, “is such a preux chevalier that nobody must say anything wicked, or there will be trouble. You see, he is strong—and be apes the great Sir Lancelot.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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