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chiv·al·ry
\ˈshivəlrē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English chivalrie, from Old French chevalerie, from chevalier + -ie -y
1.
a. : mounted men at arms : heavy cavalry of the middle ages; also : a medieval army whose strength was in its mounted men
b. : cavalry of ancient times
2. archaic
a. : the rank, position, or characteristics of a feudal knight; especially : martial valor
b. : a gallant deed : exploit
c. : knightly skill : dexterity in arms
< the glory of our Troy this day doth lie on his fair worth and single chivalry — Shakespeare >
3. : a body of knights or illustrious mounted soldiers : gallant and distinguished warriors or brave gentlemen
< Belgium's capital had gathered then her beauty and her chivalry — Lord Byron >
4. : the dignity or system of knighthood : the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood : the practice of knight-errantry
< but Lancelot on him urged all the devisings of their chivalry — Alfred Tennyson >
5. : the qualifications or character of the ideal knight of the age of chivalry according to the romantic traditions (as honor, protective kindness to the weak, generosity to foes, and gallantry) : chivalrousness
< chivalry demanded of him that he be conspicuous through his gallant, courteous, and generous behavior — H.W.Van Loon >
6. : the slaveholding class of southern society before the Civil War |