plural cavalries
Definition of cavalry
1a
: an army component mounted on horseback
b
: an army component moving in motor vehicles or helicopters and assigned to combat missions that require great mobility
2
: horsemen
a thousand cavalry in flight
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The first known use of cavalry was in 1546
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