CHIVALRY


Meaning of CHIVALRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshi-vəl-rē ]

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

b. : knightly skill

3. : gallant or distinguished gentlemen

4. : the system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood

5. : the qualities of the ideal knight : chivalrous conduct

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.