caballería

cavalry

noun kah-bah-yeh-REE-ah Rare

Origin: From Latin caballus (horse), via Old Spanish caballo.

Also means

chivalry

Usage Note

Caballería covers both the military branch of mounted soldiers and, in medieval literature, the code of knightly honour (caballería andante = 'knight-errantry'). In modern colloquial use it occasionally means 'gentlemanliness', though caballerosidad is the more precise term for that sense.

Examples

"La caballería avanzó por el campo de batalla."

Natural Translation

The cavalry advanced across the battlefield.

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