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CHIVALRY

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• CHIVALRY (noun)
The noun CHIVALRY has 2 senses:

1. courtesy towards women
2. the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct

Familiarity information: CHIVALRY used as a noun is rare.

• CHIVALRY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Courtesy towards women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

chivalry; politesse; gallantry

Hypernyms ("chivalry" is a kind of...):

courtesy; good manners (a courteous manner)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

knightliness; chivalry

Hypernyms ("chivalry" is a kind of...):

principle (a rule or standard especially of good behavior)

"Paddle your own canoe."
(English proverb)
"In my homeland I possess one hundred horses, yet if I go, I go on foot."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"Leave evil, it will leave you."
(Arabic proverb)
"Bathe her and then look at her."
(Egyptian proverb)

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