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The term Cavalier (/ ˌ k æ v ə ˈ l ɪər /) was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves.
The cavalier poets was a school of English poets of the 17th century, that came from the classes that supported King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642–1651). Charles, a connoisseur of the fine arts, supported poets who created the art he craved.
Example: An Acrostic (1829) by Edgar Allan Poe. [5] act An act is a major division of a theatre work, including a play, film, opera, or musical theatre, consisting of one or more scenes. [6] [7] adage An adage expresses a well-known and simple truth in a few words. [8] (Similar to aphorism and proverb.) adjective
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament , and longer than any Great British or UK Parliament to date, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter-century reign of Charles II of England .
Nouns and adjectives [ edit ] The citation form for nouns (the form normally shown in Latin dictionaries) is the Latin nominative singular, but that typically does not exhibit the root form from which English nouns are generally derived.
Southern chivalry, or the Cavalier myth, was a popular concept describing the aristocratic honor culture of the Southern United States during the Antebellum, Civil War, and early Postbellum eras. The archetype of a Southern gentleman became popular as a chivalric ideal of the slaveowning planter class , emphasizing both familial and personal ...
Typically, husbands tolerated or even welcomed the arrangement: Lord Byron, for example, was cicisbeo to Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli. After Byron's death, the Contessa's second husband, the Marquis de Boissy, was known to brag about the fact, [ 15 ] introducing her as " Madame la Marquise de Boissy, autrefois la Maitresse de Milord Byron " (the ...
The adjective is either "neotenic" or "neotenous". [16] ... Cavalier King Charles spaniels are an example of selection for neoteny because they exhibit large eyes, ...