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[chevaleresse] (1399)
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[chevaleresse] (1399)

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chivailieresse  
  FEW:  caballarius 2/i,4a Gdf:  chevaleresse 2,110a GdfC: ∅ TL: chevaleresse 2,356 DEAF:  chevalier  DMF:  chevaleresse  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

statusfemalelady knight, woman who fights like a knight: 
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  Un emperour, une emperesse, un roy, une roigne, un prince, une princesse, un duc, une ducesse, […], un chivailier, une chivailieresse, un escuier, une escuieresse  Man lang ANTS 51.9

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chevaler1 
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