CHIVALRY


Meaning of CHIVALRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃɪvəlri ]

1.

Chivalry is polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women.

Marie seemed to revel in his old-fashioned chivalry.

= gallantry

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2.

In the Middle Ages, chivalry was the set of rules and way of behaving which knights were expected to follow.

...the age of chivalry.

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