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Definition of chivalry : 1. A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.
2. 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.
3. Exploit.
4. The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight- errantry.
5. The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc.

Synonyms:

gallantry, heroism, breeding, chivalrousness, attitude, tact, valiancy, grace, courage, valiance, knightliness, politesse, dignity, valour, fairness, decorum, courtesy, honor, valor, valorousness, civility, gentility

Usage examples:

• In despair of reaching it, hundreds threw themselves into the flooded stream, but few reached the further shore: among the drowned was that flower of Polish chivalry, Prince Poniatowski. - "The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)", John Holland Rose.
• As for me, I promise you on my order of chivalry, that if you set it on fire tomorrow, I will give you everything I said I would, and more." - "The White Knight: Tirant lo Blanc", Joanot Martorell and Marti Johan d'Galba.
• There was in him too much of the essence of the highest chivalry to permit such things. - "The Eagle's Heart", Hamlin Garland.