n. a genus of herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics.
Syn. -- genus Canavalia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. cavalier, It. cavaliere, LL. caballarius, fr. L. caballus. See Cavalcade, and cf. Chevalier, Caballine. ] 1. A military man serving on horseback; a knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Fort.) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. offhand; unceremonious; gay; easy; frank. Opposed to serious. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

The plodding, persevering scupulous accuracy of the one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the other, form a complete contrast. Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. High-spirited. [ Obs. ] “The people are naturally not valiant, and not much cavalier.” Suckling. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I. “An old Cavalier family.” Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat like a cavalier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The practice or principles of cavaliers. Sir. W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a supercilious, disdainful, or haughty manner; arrogantly. Junius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A disdainful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Sp. caballero. See Cavalier. ] A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. LL. caballarius. See Cavaller. ] 1. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. “Mount, chevaliers; to arms.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of certain orders of knighthood. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖Chevalier d'industrie ety>[ F. ], one who lives by persevering fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper. --
The Chevalier St. George (Eng. Hist.), James Francis Edward Stuart (son of James II.), called “The Pretender.” --
The Young Chevalier, Charles Edward Stuart, son of the Chevalier St. George. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from corroval, and characterized by its immediate action in paralyzing the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus, a. See Invalid null. ] A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health who is unable to care for himself. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + valid: cf. F. invalide, L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. Invalid infirm. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an invalid contract or agreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Invalid, n. ] Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To make or render invalid or infirm. “Invalided, bent, and almost blind.” Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To classify or enroll as an invalid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Invalidated p. pr. & vb. n. Invalidating. ] [ From Invalid null. ] To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. deprived of legal force.
Syn. -- nullified. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. tending to invalidate or prove false.
Syn. -- disconfirming. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. The act of inavlidating, or the state of being invalidated. [ 1913 Webster ]

So many invalidations of their right. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] See Invalid, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of an invalid; sickness; infirmity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. invalidité, LL. invaliditas lack of health. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Lack of validity or cogency; lack of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lack of health; infirmity. [ Obs. ] Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL. See Larval. ] (Zool.) An order of Tunicata, including Appendicularia, and allied genera; -- so called because certain larval features are retained by them through life. Called also Copelata. See Appendicularia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small microphone worn around the neck on a supporting string or chain. [ PJC ]

{ or } n. [ after the Duchesse de La Valliere, a mistress of Louis XI. RHUD. ] A neck ornament consisting of a chain and single jewelled pendant, or drop; also, the pendant itself. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. The method or spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to the institutions and practices of the Middle Ages; a survival from the Middle Ages. [ Written also medievalism. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the Middle Ages; one in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the Middle Ages. [ Written also medievalist. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }. Same as Mediaeval, Mediaevalism, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oval + -form. ] Having the form of an egg; having a figure such that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be oval. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Having or showing undue valor or boldness; as, they stepped with overvaliant airs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having the courage given by drink. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The spirit of religious revivals; the methods of revivalists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A clergyman or layman who promotes revivals of religion; an advocate for religious revivals; sometimes, specifically, a clergyman, without a particular charge, who goes about to promote revivals. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to revivals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. rivalitas: cf. F. rivalité. ] 1. Rivalry; competition. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Equality, as of right or rank. [ Obs. ] hak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Related to, or resembling, the serval. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. vaillance. See Valiant. ] The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor. [ Obs. ] “His doughty valiance.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant, valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L. valere to be strong. See Wield, and cf. Avail, Convalesce, Equivalent, Prevail, Valid. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer. [ Obs. ] Walton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave. [ 1913 Webster ]

A valiant and most expert gentleman. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. 1 Sam. xviii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. “Thou bearest the highest name for valiant acts.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The saints ] have made such valiant confessions. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Val"iant*ly, adv. -- Val"iant*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. valide, L. validus strong, from valere to be strong. See Valiant. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Strong; powerful; efficient. [ Obs. ] “Perhaps more valid arms . . . may serve to better us.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection. [ 1913 Webster ]

An answer that is open to no valid exception. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Prevalent; available; efficacious; just; good; weighty; sufficient; sound; well-grounded. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Valid. ] To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to. [ 1913 Webster ]

The chamber of deputies . . . refusing to validate at once the election of an official candidate. London Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. validation. ] The act of giving validity. [ R. ] Knowles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. validité, L. validitas strength. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Value. [ Obs. ] “Rich validity.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a valid manner; so as to be valid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being valid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. avaler to let down, drink up. Cf. Avalanche. ] A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole. [ Written also velinche. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. valise; cf. It. valigia, Sp. balija, LL. valisia, valesia; of uncertain origin, perhaps through (assumed) LL. vidulitia, from L. vidulus a leathern trunk; a knapsack. ] A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles, etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau. [ 1913 Webster ]