chevalier

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His family, who call him notre petit chevalier - our little knight - said, in an update posted on a GoFundMe page, their house was being adapted for his "precarious" walking.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2023

He caught the attention of King Louis XV, who named him a chevalier.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2022

Ms. Darrieux was a chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur and an officer of the Ordres des Arts et des Lettres, but she never won a César Award, the French equivalent of the Oscar.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2017

She was also appointed a chevalier of France’s Legion of Honour in 2010.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2017

“Gawaine,” said Mordred to the air, “is such a preux chevalier that nobody must say anything wicked, or there will be trouble. You see, he is strong—and be apes the great Sir Lancelot.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White