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chivalric

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chi·val·ric  (sh-vlrk, shvl-)
adj.
Of or relating to chivalry.
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Adj.1.chivalric - characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
knightly, medieval
past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
Translations
chivalric [ʃɪˈvælrɪk] adj (literary) [code, romances, tradition] → chevaleresque
chivalric
adj → ritterlich


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For even the high lifted and chivalric Crusaders of old times were not content to traverse two thousand miles of land to fight for their holy sepulchre, without committing burglaries, picking pockets, and gaining other pious perquisites by the way.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
de Morcerf, who has given proof to-day of rare chivalric generosity.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
War calls upon a young king full of chivalric spirit.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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