cavaliere servente
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My fascinating father, who treats me with the devotion of an Italian cavaliere servente for his lady, had my portrait painted, as I told you, by Mme. de Mirbel.
From Letters of Two Brides by Balzac, Honoré de
But it did not matter so much about the husband if the marriage contract stipulated that she should have her cavaliere servente, and, as sometimes happened, specified him by name.
From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean
The cavaliere servente was extinct early in this century; and men and women opened their eyes upon an era of work, the most industrious age that the world has ever seen.
From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean
For this reason she always regards us as cavaliere servente to the house of Hapsburg.
From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
Even from sheer loneliness she accepts his attentions and allows him to drop into the acknowledged position of her cavaliere servente.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
