chivalry
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈʃɪvəlri/
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caballería
- In medieval times, chivalry emphasized honor and respectful treatment of women.
- the age of chivalry
- chivalry and honor
- code of chivalry
By romance we mean not not only love stories, but novels of chivalry, of Knights, of battles.
- By romance we mean not not only love stories, but novels of chivalry, of Knights, of battles.
- A knight who will end up teaching this young Squire chivalry, honor, strength, core values, a code mastery.
- And this all came from my spending a year reading Don Quixote and the and the way that Don Quixote read all these books of chivalry and came to believe that he was a knight.
- I quite like the whole chivalry old romance.
Examples
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After battle, they would recite the Oath of Chivalry.
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Church of England leaders had convinced themselves that the ideas of English chivalry defined the superior civilization.
Academic text (2002) -
The age of chivalry is not dead.
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I thought chivalry was dead.
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I demand my right according to our code of chivalry.
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Some things have changed, but not chivalry and the nobles' duties.
Fiction book (1994) -
He and his knights lived by a code of chivalry, their hearts pure and noble.
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Well, chivalry isn't dead.
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[Elodie] There are many stories of chivalry where the heroic knight saves the damsel in distress.
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His antiquated loyalties are reinforced by his youthful reading of Gothic romances, old ballads, and tales of chivalry.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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7.3
Polite and respectful behaviour by a man towards a woman
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7.2
Polite and kind behaviour that shows respect and good manners
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9.9
To behave boldly and politely like old-fashioned men
Being brave, honest, and polite while protecting people
The practice of knights traveling to find brave, noble adventures
How Gentlemanly
Surface Forms
Morphology
chivalry = chival + ry
The term denotes a historical system associated with knighthood and, while historically analyzable, the component parts are not productive or transparent to typical learners, so the modern sense is not predictable from the elements.
Etymology
The word chivalry comes from old French chevalerie and the root cheval, both meaning 'horse', because it first named the life and rules of horse soldiers. That's why chivalry now means the medieval code of honor, bravery, and courteous behavior expected of knights.