chivalry (noun)

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• chivalry — ► NOUN 1) the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. 2) the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honour, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak. 3) courteous… …   English terms dictionary

• chivalry — noun 1) acts of chivalry Syn: gallantry, gentlemanliness, courtesy, courteousness, politeness, graciousness, mannerliness, good manners Ant: rudeness 2) the values of chivalry Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• chivalry — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English chivalrie, from Anglo French chevalerie, from chevaler knight more at chevalier Date: 14th century 1. mounted men at arms 2. archaic a. martial valor …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chivalry — noun /ˈʃɪvəlri/ a) The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honor, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and utmost gr …   Wiktionary

• chivalry — noun (U) 1 behaviour that is honourable, kind, generous, and brave, especially men s behaviour towards women 2 a system of religious beliefs and honourable behaviour that knights in the Middle Ages were expected to follow …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Chivalry — For other uses, see Chivalry (disambiguation). Chivalry is a term related to the medieval institution of knighthood which has an aristocratic military origin of individual training and service to others. Chivalry was also the term used to refer… …   Wikipedia

• chivalry — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. valor, gallantry, honor; see courage 1 , courtesy 1 , dignity 1 , fairness . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. honor, courage, nobility, gallantry, valor, knight errantry, bravery, courtesy, courtliness, heroism,… …   English dictionary for students

• chivalry — chiv|al|ry [ ʃıvəlri ] noun uncount 1. ) polite and kind behavior by which men show respect to women 2. ) the qualities of being polite and honest and having honor that were expected of a KNIGHT (=a man trained to fight while riding a horse in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chivalry — [ ʃɪv(ə)lri] noun 1》 the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.     ↘the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honour, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.… …   English new terms dictionary

• chivalry — UK [ˈʃɪvəlrɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) polite and kind behaviour by which men show respect to women 2) the qualities of being polite and honest and having honour that were expected of a knight (= a man trained to fight while riding a horse in… …   English dictionary

• chivalry — [ˈʃɪvəlri] noun [U] polite and kind behaviour by men towards women chivalrous [ˈʃɪvəlrəs] adj …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English