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chivalry

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  1. 1. n. A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. 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. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. Exploit. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. courtesy towards women Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry. "His Memphian chivalry." Milton. By his light Did all the chivalry of England move, To do brave acts. Shak. 2. The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry. Dryden. 3. The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc. The glory of our Troy this day doth lie On his fair worth and single chivalry. Shak. 4. (Eng. Law) 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. Exploit. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. Court of chivalry, a court formerly held before the lord high constable and earl marshal of England as judges, having cognizance of contracts and other matters relating to deeds of arms and war. Blackstone. Source: webster
  9. 9. A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by thecondition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or ofperforming some noble or military service to his lord. Source: adambom
  10. 10. n:100 n. courtesy towards women n. the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct Source: ecdict

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