cavaliere servente
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She seemed, indeed, to prefer him, as a cavaliere servente, to any of her other admirers, American or European.
From Elinor Wyllys, Volume 1 by Cooper, Susan Fenimore
But it did not matter so much about the husband if the marriage contract stipulated that she should have her cavaliere servente, and, as sometimes happened, specified him by name.
From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean
"You can't have Captain Vauvenarde for your husband, Dale for your cavaliere servente, and myself for your guide, philosopher and friend all at the same time."
From Simon the Jester by Locke, William John
"I shall elect you my cavaliere servente," said she, after I had twice nervously risen to take my leave within the first half hour, and twice been desired to remain a little longer.
From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford
Has not he lately married a young woman; and was not he Madame Talleyrand's cavaliere servente in India years ago?
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
