Look up: Chivalry

1. chivalry
   [n] - the medieval principles of knighthood 2. [n] - courtesy towards women
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2. chivalry
   Code of gallantry and honour that medieval knights were pledged to observe. Its principal virtues were piety, honour, valour, courtesy, chastity, and loyalty. The word originally meant the knightly...
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3. Chivalry
   Chiv'al·ry noun [ French chevalerie , from chevalier knight, Old French , horseman. See Chevalier , and confer Cavalry .] 1. A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collect...
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4. chivalry
   knightliness noun the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
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5. chivalry
   gallantry 1 politesse noun courtesy towards women
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6. Chivalry
   • (n.) The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry. • (n.) A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry. • (n.) The qualifications or character of knight...
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7. chivalry
   the knightly class of feudal times. The primary sense of the term in the European Middle Ages is `knights,` or `fully armed and mounted fighting ... [5 related articles]
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8. chivalry
   rules of polite and honorable behavior that knights were supposed to follow
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9. chivalry
   
   • courtesy towards women
   • the medieval principles of knighthood
   
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10. chivalry
    chivalry (shiv'ulrē) , system of ethical ideals that arose from feudalism and had its highest development in the 12th and 13th cent.Chivalric ethics originated chiefly in France and Spain and spread rapidly to the rest of the Continent and to England. They represented a fusion of Christian...
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11. Chivalry
    Chivalry is a term which indicates strictly the organization of knighthood as it existed in the middle agea, and in a general sense the spirit and aims which distinguished the knights of those times. The chief characteristics of the chivalric ages were a warlike spirit, a lofty devotion to the femal...
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12. chivalry
    Code of gallantry and honour that medieval knights were pledged to observe. Its principal virtues were piety, honour, valour, courtesy, chastity, and loyalty. The word originally meant the knightly class of the feudal Middle Ages. Modern orders of chivalry such as the Order of the Garter are awarded...
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13. chivalry
    A set of ideas about how a good knight should behave. These included treating women with respect, defending the weak and the poor and fighting fairly.
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14. Chivalry
    `Chivalry` is a term related to the medieval (Middle Ages) institution of knighthood which has an aristocratic military origin of individual training and service to others. It is usually associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honor and courtly love: "the source of the chivalrous idea,"...
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15. Chivalry
    (game) `Chivalry` is a 1983 action role-playing video game released for the Apple II by Optimum Resource. The game is similar to a board game. Up to four players can play, but must wait their "turn" for their move. On each turn, the computer will either "roll the die&quo...
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