Cavalier

Cavalier

(1): (a.) Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.

(2): (n.) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.

(3): (n.) A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.

(4): (a.) Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.

(5): (n.) One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.

(6): (a.) High-spirited.

(7): (n.) A military man serving on horseback; a knight.

(8): (a.) Gay; easy; offhand; frank.