n. Same as Alcaid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata, fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L. caballus an inferior horse, Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Cavalier, Cavalry. ] A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen by way of parade. [ 1913 Webster ]
He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., ultimately fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe. ] (Man.) The action of a horse, when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very quick curvets. Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]