cavalero

English

Etymology

Early form of cavalier, possibly from Portuguese cavaleiro (“knight”).

Noun

cavalero (plural cavaleros)

1. (obsolete) A cavalier.
   • c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], line 62:

     I’ll drink to Master Bardolph, and to all
     the cavaleros about London.

Anagrams

• caveolar