cavalcade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a procession of people traveling on horseback

WordNet

Cav"al*cade` noun
Etymology
F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata, fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L. caballus an inferior horse, Gr. . Cf. Cavalier, Cavalry.
Definitions
  1. A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen by way of parade.
    He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city. Prescott.

Webster 1913