Meaning chivalrous
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chivalrousmid-14c., from Old French chevaleros "knightly, noble, chivalrous," from chevalier (see chevalier; also compare chivalry). According to OED, obsolete in English and French from mid-16c. Not [..]
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chivalrous(adj) being attentive to women like an ideal knight
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chivalrous
(of a man) honourable, especially to women.
* Wodehouse Offing|VII and XXI|It was a lovely afternoon, replete with blue sky, beaming sun, buzzing insects and what not, an afternoon th [..]
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