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Cavaliers (soldiers)

Scope note

Fighting men on horseback, typically of upper class background, especially those who fought on the side of the Royalist party in 17th-century Great Britain.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000236262

Broader Terms used

soldiers

Equivalent Terms used

cavalier (soldier)
cavalier's
cavaliers'

Created

13yrs ago

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