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Look up: Chivalry

  1. chivalry
    [n] - the medieval principles of knighthood 2. [n] - courtesy towards women
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  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...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  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, collectively; cavalry. 'His Memphian chivalry .' Milton. « By his light Did all the chivalry of England move, To do brave acts. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/68

  4. chivalry
    knightliness noun the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. chivalry
    gallantry 1 politesse noun courtesy towards women
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Chivalry
    `Chivalry` is a term related to the medieval institution of knighthood. It is usually associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honor and courtly love. The word is derived from the French word `chevalier`, indicating one who rides a horse (Fr. `cheval`).
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivalry

  7. 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 knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc. &bu...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. 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]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/74

  9. chivalry
    rules of polite and honorable behavior that knights were supposed to follow
    Found on http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle

  10. chivalry
    1. courtesy towards women
    2. the medieval principles of knighthood

    Found on

  11. 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...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0


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