cavalry

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkav(ə)lri/

noun (plural cavalries)

[usually treated as plural]
  • (in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback: the cavalry charged up the hill the army numbered around 100,000 cavalry
  • modern soldiers who fight in armoured vehicles: [as modifier]: a cavalry regiment

Derivatives

cavalryman

noun (plural cavalrymen)

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French cavallerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavallo 'horse', from Latin caballus