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Definition of chivalrous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chivalrous

adjective
 
/ˈʃɪvəlrəs/
 
/ˈʃɪvəlrəs/
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  1. (of men) polite, kind and behaving with honour, especially towards women synonym gallant
    • I was only trying to be chivalrous.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryChivalrous is used with these nouns:
    • knight
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘characteristic of a medieval knight’): from Old French chevalerous, from chevalier from medieval Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus ‘horse’.
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