chivalry has definitions from the field of medieval
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[ noun ] courtesy towards women

Synonyms

politesse gallantry

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

More_than a beautiful visualization of the illustrious adventures and escapades of the tragi-comic knight-errant and his squire , Sancho_Panza , in seventeenth century Spain , this inevitably abbreviated rendering of the classic satire on chivalry is an affectingly warm and human exposition of character .

Related terms

courtesy

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[ noun ] (medieval) the medieval principles of knighthood

Related terms

principle

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