Cavalier

The term gentleman (French chevalier, Italian cavaliere, Eng. Cavalier, Latin caballus 'horse' ) comes from the Latin word caballarius, the groom means ( to caballus horse). It originally stood for a rider, later for a knight or a man of chivalrous, that is of noble birth. Since the Baroque era, it generally refers to those men with knightly virtues, often concentrated on the meaning " protector of women ". Later gentleman called simply the companion of a lady last men with polite manners towards women.

In the English Civil War (1642-1649) was " Cavalier " the party name for the followers of King Charles I. The Cavaliers said their Republican opponents derisively as " Roundheads ". The Cavaliers were mostly landowners and campaigned as royalists for the prerogatives of the crown and the preservation of the Anglican Church. In Parliament, the Tories led from the end of the 17th century, the political tradition of the Cavaliers continue.