It was a term relating to service as a fully armoured heavy cavalryman.

With this equipment a heavy cavalryman could keep his seat in the saddle and sustain the shock of the lance's impact.

Just before evening, Gwen heard shouting and then saw several groups of heavy cavalrymen ride northwest up the road.

They were dead ahead, a ragged line of heavy cavalrymen.

Maucune's men were cut to pieces by the heavy cavalrymen's sabres.

He could see no use for that many undisciplined heavy cavalrymen.

Just bumping into a heavy cavalryman like that would send an opponent flying off the road.

According to some data the ichirgu-boil personally commanded a squad of 400 heavy cavalrymen.

Around the main troops were small groups of heavy cavalrymen and infantry.