chivalry

chiv·al·ry  (shvl-r)

n. pl. chiv·al·ries

1. The medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood.

2.

a. The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women.

b. A manifestation of any of these qualities.

3. A group of knights or gallant gentlemen.

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[Middle English chivalrie, from Old French chevalerie, from chevalier, knight; see chevalier.]

Word History: The Age of Chivalry was also the age of the horse. Bedecked in elaborate armor and other trappings, horses were certainly well dressed, although they might have wished for lighter loads. That the horse should be featured so prominently during the Age of Chivalry is etymologically appropriate, because chivalry goes back to the Latin word caballus, "horse, especially a riding horse or packhorse." Borrowed from French, as were so many other important words having to do with medieval English culture, the English word chivalry is first recorded in works composed around the beginning of the 14th century and is found in several senses, including "a body of armored mounted warriors serving a lord" and "knighthood as a ceremonially conferred rank in the social system." Our modern sense, "the medieval system of knighthood," could not exist until the passage of several centuries had allowed the perspective for such a conceptualization, with this sense being recorded first in 1765.

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chivalry [ˈʃɪvəlrɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Historical Terms) the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, esp courage, honour, justice, and a readiness to help the weak

2. courteous behaviour, esp towards women

3. (Historical Terms) the medieval system and principles of knighthood

4. (Historical Terms) knights, noblemen, etc., collectively

[from Old French chevalerie, from chevalier]

chivalric  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chivalry - courtesy towards women               politesse, gallantry good manners, courtesy - a courteous manner
	2.	chivalry - the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct knightliness principle - a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"

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chivalry

noun

1. courtesy, politeness, gallantry, courtliness, gentlemanliness He always treated women with old-fashioned chivalry.

2. knight-errantry, knighthood, gallantry, courtliness Our story is set in England, in the age of chivalry.

Translations

chivalry [ˈʃɪvəlrɪ] N (= courteousness) → caballerosidad f; (in medieval times) → caballería f

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chivalry [ˈʃɪvəlri] n

(in the Middle Ages) → chevalerie f
the age of chivalry → l'âge de la chevalerie

(= politeness to women) → galanterie f

(= good behaviour) [soldier] → chevalerie f

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chivalry

n → Ritterlichkeit f; (medieval concept) → Rittertum nt; chivalry is not dead → es gibt noch Kavaliere

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chivalry [ˈʃɪv/əlrɪ] n → cavalleria

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chivalry

n chivalry [ˈʃivəlri]

1 kindness and courteousness especially towards women or the weak. hoflikheid شَهامَه، نَخْوَه кавалерство galantnost, dvornost ridderlighed die Ritterlichkeit ιπποτική συμπεριφορά, αβρότητα caballerosidad rüütellikkus جوانمردی؛ عیاری ritarillisuus courtoisie אַדִיבוּת बहादुरी, वीरता viteštvo udvariasság keksatriaan kurteisi cavalleria 思いやり 기사도 정신 riteriškumas bruņnieciskums sifat baik dan bersopan santun ridderlijkheid hensyn, takt og tone; ridderskap/-stand/-vesen rycerskość cavalheirismo curtoazie рыцарское поведение zdvorilosť, galantnosť kavalirstvo viteštvo ridderlighet ความสุภาพ nezaket, kibarlık 彬彬有禮 благородство شائستگی ، اخلاق hào hoa phong nhã 殷勤有礼

2 the principles of behaviour of medieval knights. ridderlikheid نِظامُ الفُروسِيَّه рицарство rytířskost ridderskab das Rittertum ιπποτισμός reglas de caballería rüütliideaalid اصول اخلاقی سلحشوران جوانمرد ritari-ihanteet les rèles de la chevalerie אַבִּירוּת मघ्यकालीन सामंतों के व्यवहार के उसूल viteštvo lovagiasság sifat ksatria riddaramennska cavalleria 騎士道精神 기사도 riterio kodeksas bruņniecība kesatriaan hoofsheid ridderlighet kodeks rycerski cavalaria cod cavaleresc благородство rytierskosť viteštvo viteštvo riddarorden แนวปฏิบัติของนักรบโบราณ şövalyelik 騎士精神 рицарство شائستگی کے اصول phong cách hiệp sỹ 骑士制度

adj chivalrous

(negativeunchivalrous). ridderlik, hoflik فُروسي галантен galantní ridderlig ritterlich ιπποτικός caballeroso rüütellik جوانمرد؛ سلحشور ritarillinen chevaleresque אַבִּירִי वीर-युग से सम्बंधित viteški udvarias ksatria kurteis, hæverskur cavalleresco 騎士道的な 기사도정신의 riteriškas bruņniecisks sifat kesatriaan ridderlijk ridderlig rycerski cavalheiresco cavaleresc рыцарский zdvorilý plemenit viteški chevaleresk, ridderlig ที่ให้เกียรติสตรี kibar, nazik 有騎士風度的，有禮的 рицарський; благородний خوش اخلاق ، شائستہ hào hiệp 勇武的