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1. (n.) chivalry
the combination of qualities expected of a knight, including courage, generosity, and courtesy.
2. chivalry
the institution or customs of medieval knighthood.
3. chivalry
a group of knights or gallant gentlemen.
4. chivalry
Archaic. a chivalrous act; gallant deed.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF, OF chevalerie <chevalierchevalier)
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| Definition of 'Chivalry' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) chivalry, gallantry, politesse
courtesy towards women
2. (noun) chivalry, knightliness
the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
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| Definition of 'Chivalry' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Chivalry
a body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry
2. (noun) Chivalry
the dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry
3. (noun) Chivalry
the qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc
4. (noun) Chivalry
a tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord
5. (noun) Chivalry
exploit
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| Definitions of 'Chivalry' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Chivalry
a system of knighthood, for the profession of which the qualifications required were dignity, courtesy, bravery, generosity; the aim of which was the defence of right against wrong, of the weak against the strong, and especially of the honour and the purity of women, and the spirit of which was of Christian derivation; originally a military organisation in defence of Christianity against the infidel.
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Sense: kindness and courteousness especially towards women or the weak.
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 Afrikaans: hoflikheid |
 Arabic: شَهامَه، نَخْوَه |
 Bulgarian: кавалерство |
 Brazilian: cavalheirismo |
 Czech: galantnost, dvornost |
 German: die Ritterlichkeit |
 Danish: ridderlighed |
 Greek: ιπποτική συμπεριφορά, αβρ |
 Spanish: caballerosidad |
 Estonian: rüütellikkus |
 Farsi: جوانمردی؛ عیاری |
 Finnish: ritarillisuus |
 French: courtoisie |
 Hebrew: אַדִיבוּת |
 Hindi: बहादुरी, वीरता |
 Croatian: viteštvo |
 Hungarian: udvariasság |
 Indonesian: keksatriaan |
 Icelandic: kurteisi |
 Italian: cavalleria |
 Japanese: 思いやり |
 Korean: 기사도 정신 |
 Lithuanian: riteriškumas |
 Latvian: bruņnieciskums |
 Malay: sifat baik dan bersopan s |
 Dutch: ridderlijkheid |
 Norwegian: hensyn, takt og tone; rid |
 Polish: rycerskość |
 Persian: جوانمردی؛ عیاری |
 Pashto: دشواليه عادات، اخلاق او ك |
 Portuguese: cavalheirismo |
 Romanian: curtoazie |
 Russian: рыцарское поведение |
 Slovak: zdvorilosť, galantnosť |
 Slovenian: kavalirstvo |
 Serbian: viteštvo |
 Swedish: ridderlighet |
 Thai: ความสุภาพ |
 Turkish: nezaket, kibarlık |
 Taiwanese: 彬彬有禮 |
 Ukrainian: благородство |
 Urdu: شائستگی ، اخلاق |
 Vietnamese: hào hoa phong nhã |
 Chinese: 殷勤有礼 |
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