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Definitions of chivalry in various dictionaries:
noun - courtesy towards women
noun - the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
The medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood.
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| (Ding dong! Sir Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the door.) I'm sworn to uphold this code whose name is an alteration of a word meaning "horseman" |
| Giving up your seat to the lady proves that this medieval system is not dead |
| Code of behavior for a knight to remember |
| As bushido was to 16th century samurai, this was to 12th century knights |
| Bullfinch's "Mythology" includes "The Age of Fable", &, covering knights, "The Age of" this |
| Sir Walter Scott wrote that this refers to "the laws, rules and customs by which" knighthood "was governed" |
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| the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. |
| The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. |
| Knights, noblemen, and horsemen collectively. |
| courtesy towards women |
| the medieval principles of knighthood |
| very polite, honest, and kind behaviour, especially by men towards women |
| the system of behaviour followed by knights in the medieval period of history, that put a high value on honour, kindness, and courage: |
| very polite behavior, esp. such behavior shown by men toward women |
| The medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood. |
| The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women. |
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Chivalry, or the chivalric code, is an informal, varying code of conduct developed between 1170 and 1220, never decided on or summarized in a single document, associated with the medieval institution of knighthood; knights' and gentlewomen's behaviours were governed by chivalrous social codes. The ideals of chivalry were popularized in medieval literature, especially the Matter of Britain and Matter of France, the former based on Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae which introduced the legend of King Arthur, which was written in the 1130s. All of these were taken as historically accurate until the beginnings of modern scholarship. * The code of chivalry that developed in medieval Europe had its roots in earlier centuries. It arose in the Holy Roman Empire from the idealisation of the cavalrymaninvolving military bravery, individual training, and service to othersespecially in Francia, among horse soldiers in Charlemagne's cavalry. The term "chivalry" derives from the Old Fr |