Main Entry:

cav·al·cade

Pronunciation:

\ˌka-vəl-ˈkād, ˈka-vəl-ˌ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, ride on horseback, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare to go on horseback, from Late Latin caballicare, from Latin caballus horse; akin to Greek kaballeion horse, Middle Irish capall workhorse

Date:

1644

1 a: a procession of riders or carriages b: a procession of vehicles or ships2: a dramatic sequence or procession : series