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chivalric

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[shi-val-rik, shiv-uhl-rik] / ʃɪˈvæl rɪk, ˈʃɪv əl rɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to chivalry; chivalrous.


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Etymology

Origin of chivalric

First recorded in 1790–1800; chivalr(y) + -ic

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Chivalric C.D. is no swordsman; he duels with tennis racquet and walking stick.

From Time Magazine Archive

Degrees; excellency of the virtues of Honor and Duty taught by the Chivalric, 856-u.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

Chivalric education aimed at fitting a man to live a life in society; whereas the education given by the monk or priest aimed only at fitting a man to lead a religious life.

From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William

Chivalric degrees co-operate with those that teach lessons of morality, 813-l.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

At the age of seventy-five, with the imagination of a poet, he abridged, he translated, he recomposed his old Chivalric Romances, and his reanimated fancy struck fire in the veins of the old man.

From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac

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