chivalric
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rɪk, ˈʃɪv adjective
pertaining to chivalry; chivalrous.
Related forms
non·chiv·al·ric, adjective
un·chiv·al·ric, adjective
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chivalry (ˈʃɪvəlrɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | 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. | the medieval system and principles of knighthood |
| 4. | knights, noblemen, etc, collectively |
| [C13: from Old French chevalerie, from | |
| 'chivalric | |
| —adj | |
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Chivalric
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Example sentences
Slight and graceful still, he affected the chivalric and courtly in gesture.
The origins of the gorget can be traced to the chivalric armor.
But he had a heart of steel, and unbounded confidence in himself and in those chivalric souls he had about him.
The heart that beat so ambitiously on the giddy mount was a chivalric heart enough, after all.
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