See Also: chivalrous(dictionary)
chivalrous(dictionary)

chivalrous (iou)



chivalrous adjective. LME.
[Old French chevalerous, from chevalier: see CHEVALIER, -OUS.]
Characteristic of a medieval knight or man-at-arms; valorous. LME-E17.
Of or pertaining to (a knight of) the Age of Chivalry. L18.
Pertaining to or characteristic of the ideal knight; gallant, honourable, courteous, disinterested; derog. quixotic. E19.
chivalrously adverb LME.
chivalrousness noun M19.