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The sword was a very elegant weapon in the days of the samurai. You had honor and chivalry much like the knights, and yet it was a gruesome and horrific weapon.
Dustin Diamond

Meaning of "chivalry" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHIVALRY

From Old French chevalerie, from chevalier.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIVALRY

chivalry  [ˈʃɪvəlrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIVALRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chivalry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHIVALRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Chivalry

Chivalry, or the chivalric code, is a code of conduct associated with the medieval institution of knighthood. Chivalry arose from an idealised German custom. It developed first in the north of France among horse soldiers who served in Charlemagne′s heavy cavalry. It was originally conceived of as an aristocratic warrior code — the term derives from the French term chevalerie, meaning horse soldiery — involving gallantry, individual training, and service to others. Over time its meaning has been refined to emphasise more ideals such as the knightly virtues of honour, courtly love, courtesy, and less martial aspects of the tradition. The Knight's Code of Chivalry was a moral and honourable system that stated all knights should protect others who can not protect themselves, such as widows, children, and elders. All knights needed to have the strength and skills to fight wars in the Middle Ages; they not only had to be strong but they were also extremely disciplined and were expected to use their power to protect the weak and defenseless. Knights vowed to be loyal, generous, and "of noble bearing".

Definition of chivalry in the English dictionary

The first definition of chivalry in the dictionary is the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, esp courage, honour, justice, and a readiness to help the weak. Other definition of chivalry is courteous behaviour, esp towards women. Chivalry is also the medieval system and principles of knighthood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIVALRY


camelry
ˈkæməlrɪ
cavalry
ˈkævəlrɪ
corivalry
kəʊˈraɪvəlrɪ
corrivalry
kəˈraɪvəlrɪ
cyclery
ˈsaɪk əlrɪ
daredevilry
ˈdɛəˌdɛv əlrɪ
devilry
ˈdɛvəlrɪ
hostelry
ˈhɒstəlrɪ
jewellery
ˈdʒuːəlrɪ
jewelry
ˈdʒuːəlrɪ
revelry
ˈrɛvəlrɪ
riflery
ˈraɪfəlrɪ
rivalry
ˈraɪvəlrɪ
tinselry
ˈtɪnsəlrɪ
vassalry
ˈvæsəlrɪ
wassailry
ˈwɒsəlrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIVALRY

chittering
chitterlings
chitty
chiv
chivalresque
chivalric
chivalries
chivalrous
chivalrously
chivalrousness
chivaree
chive
chives
chivied
chivies
chivved
chivvies
chivving
chivy
chiyogami

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIVALRY

a far cry
angry
anniversary
battery
binocular rivalry
blackberry
carry
category
celery
century
chapelry
cherry
contemporary
country
cry
delivery
diary
Household Cavalry
retinal rivalry
sibling rivalry

Synonyms and antonyms of chivalry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CHIVALRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chivalry» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of chivalry

Translation of «chivalry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIVALRY

Find out the translation of chivalry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chivalry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chivalry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骑士
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caballerosidad
570 millions of speakers

English

chivalry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिष्टता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفروسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рыцарство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cavalheirismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সৌজন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chevalerie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ksatria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ritterlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

騎士道
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무협
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chivalry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ nhưng hiệp si
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேராண்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शौर्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şövalyelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cavalleria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rycerskość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лицарство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cavalerismul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιπποσύνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ridders
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ridderlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ridderlighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chivalry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIVALRY»

The term «chivalry» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.813 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIVALRY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chivalry

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10 QUOTES WITH «CHIVALRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chivalry.
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Horatio Alger
Thus the castle of each feudal chieftain became a school of chivalry, into which any noble youth, whose parents were from poverty unable to educate him to the art of war, was readily received.
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Horatio Alger
The institution of chivalry forms one of the most remarkable features in the history of the Middle Ages.
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Roger Ascham
In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but only to manslaughter and bawdry.
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Honore de Balzac
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
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Linwood Barclay
It's one thing, holding open the door for someone at a grocery store, or the library, or just about anyplace else. But the doughnut shop is a different thing altogether. This is a get-in-and-out-as-fast-as-you-can operation. There's no room for courtesy or chivalry here.
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Alice Stone Blackwell
Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.
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Dustin Diamond
The sword was a very elegant weapon in the days of the samurai. You had honor and chivalry much like the knights, and yet it was a gruesome and horrific weapon.
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Michelle Dockery
We take so many of our freedoms for granted nowadays - I can travel where I like, I can do any job I want - but I think chivalry has been lost a little bit.
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Matt Frewer
Ever since I was a kid, I've always been fascinated by the Arthurian Legend, and, you know, the notion of nobility in battle and the - the notion of chivalry.
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James Weldon Johnson
The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIVALRY»

Discover the use of chivalry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chivalry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry
This is the most authentic and complete manual on the day-to-day life of the knight that has survived the centuries, and this edition contains a specially commissioned introduction from historian Richard W. Kaeuper that gives the history of ...
Geoffroi de Charny, 2005
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The Book of Chivalry of Geoffroi de Charny: Text, Context, ...
This volume establishes the cultural context in which Charny lived in the first section and sets forth in the second the French text of Charny's fascinating work alongside an English translation, with full critical apparatus.
Richard W. Kaeuper, Elspeth Kennedy, 1996
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Chivalry
Examines the social importance of chivalry as a secular ideal during the Middle Ages, traces the origins of knighthood and chivalry, and looks at chivalric rituals and literature.
Maurice Hugh Keen, 2005
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Revolt Against Chivalry: Jessie Daniel Ames and the Women's ...
Revolt Against Chivalry, winner of the Frances B. Simkins and Lillian Smith Awards, is the classic account of how Jessie Daniel Ames - and the antilynching campaign she led - fused the causes of feminism and racial justice in the South ...
Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, 1993
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War and Chivalry: The Conduct and Perception of War in ...
The first large-scale study ofthe nature of chivalry which considers notions of piety and sacrilege, honour, shame and reputauion, brotherhood, ransom and clemency, surrender, treason and revolt, attrition and rebellion.
Matthew Strickland, 1996
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Chivalry
A fascinating journey to a time of courtly love, crusading knights and their ladies and bloody battles fought in the name of God.
O. B. Duane, 1997
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Behind the Mask of Chivalry: The Making of the Second Ku ...
Exposes the inner workings of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s, culling from history the life stories and motives of the anonymous Klansmen beneath the white hoods and robes.
Nancy MacLean, 1995
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Rethinking Chivalry and Courtly Love
In addition to examining the history of chivalry and courtly love, this remarkable volume looks at their enduring legacy—not just in popular media but in molding our present-day concepts of human rights, professional ethics, military ...
Jennifer G. Wollock, 2011
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Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe
This fascinating book lays bare these conflicts and paradoxes which surrounded the conceptof chivalry in medieval Europe.
Richard W. Kaeuper, 2001
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Chivalry and Romance in the English Renaissance
A reinterpretation of the place and significance of chivalric culture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and what it says about contemporary attitudes to the medieval.
Alex Davis, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIVALRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chivalry is used in the context of the following news items.
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The plague of angry white men: How racism, gun culture & toxic …
... over one's women was mandated by another staple of the Klan's conception of masculinity: “honor,” or, as it was sometimes called, “chivalry. «Salon, Jul 15»
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12 Times Your Dad Should've Disowned You For Your Dumb Dating …
Old-school chivalry, like pulling out chairs and opening doors was essential dating etiquette in your dad's era. To this day, girls still appreciate ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
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Most Spaniards have never read Don Quixote
Don Quixote follows the trials and tribulations of its eponymous hero, a gentleman from La Mancha who is obsessed with chivalry. After reading ... «The Local.es, Jul 15»
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Goodbye to Robert E. Lee
To some people, even 150 years after the end of the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee remains a symbol of honor, chivalry and ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Jordan Campbell: Murder accused "wolf in sheep's clothing" says …
Far from sticking up for his girlfriend, and this is not about chivalry - it is about showing his mindset and where his loyalties lay - he sided with ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
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Oxford graduate's dating site gets swiped left
To me chivalry means that a man respects, protects and cherishes the woman he is with because he understands her importance, not because ... «Cherwell Online, Jul 15»
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Hearthstone Will Not Get More Classes Soon, Claims Blizzard
Fans are speculating that pirates might be the theme of the expansion, but the tone of the teaser suggests that chivalry might be the core ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
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A father loved, and mourned, as violence ripples through a community
"He always had a twinkle in his eyes. Very optimistic, very positive. He was old school; he used to open the door for me, practise chivalry, it was ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
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At the Keswick, Cary Elwes has 'Princess Bride' tales ... as you wish
AS CHARMING farm boy Westley in "The Princess Bride," actor Cary Elwes set the chivalry bar high for men looking to court women after 1987, ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
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Feminism and Its PR Problem
... hook-up culture of today and treat sex like there are no strings attached, women also expect chivalry and often retain a "ladies first" mentality. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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