Cyclopædia
Assuming cataphractus is required, the following result was found.
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CHEVALIERhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/CHEVALIER
See KNIGHT. It is us'd, in Heraldry, to signify any Cavalier, or Horseman arm'd at all Points ; by the Romans call'd Cataphractus Eques, now out of ute, and only to be seen in Coat-Armour. See EQUES, MILES, CATAPHRACTUS, &c. The Word is form'd of the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified