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n. The medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood.

n. The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women.

n. A manifestation of any of these qualities.

n. A group of knights or gallant gentlemen.

n. Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.

n. The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess.

n. The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honor, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies.

n. Courtesy, respect and honorable conduct between opponents in wartime.

n. Courteous behavior, especially that of men towards women.

n. A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.

n. The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry.

n. The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc.

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.

n. Exploit.

n. Knighthood; the medieval system of military privileges, with its peculiar honorary titles and aristocratic limitations of honorable position to the possessors of those titles, founded upon the several degrees of military service rendered on horseback. See knight.

n. That which pertains to knighthood; the usages and customs pertaining to the order of knighthood; the ideal qualifications of a knight, collectively, as courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms; the ideal of knighthood.

n. A knightly adventure, exploit, or mode of action.

n. An order or a body of knights; knights or warriors collectively; any company of illustrious warriors.

n. In English law, a tenure of lands by knight's service—that is, by the condition of performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to the lord. See knight-service and tenure.

n. courtesy towards women

n. the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct

"This people — I mean the more lofty-minded of these crusaders, who act up to the pretences of the doctrines which they call chivalry — despise the thirst of gold, and gold itself, unless to hilt their swords, or to furnish forth some necessary expenses, as alike useless and contemptible."

courtesy    good manners    principle   

the flower of chivalry    guardian in chivalry    court of chivalry    age of chivalry    bushido    xiá   

cavalier    chivalrous    chevalier   

cavalry    exploit   

gallantry    patriotism    generosity    self-sacrifice    nobility    hospitality    humanity    magnanimity    courtesy    modesty