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Grammar : Adj |
Spell : shiv-uhl-ruhs |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɪv əl rəs |
Definition of chivalrous
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French chevaleros "knightly, noble, chivalrous," from chevalier (see chevalier; also cf. chivalry). According to OED, obsolete in English and French from mid-16c. Not revived in French, but brought back in English late 18c. by romantic writers fond of medieval settings.
- adj valiant
- "You men shouldn't be so chivalrous," said Margaret thoughtfully.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- Wait till I do that which may gar her look at me,' said the chivalrous youth.
- Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Where were the chivalrous chieftains with their clans behind them?
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
- To his mind his father embodied all that was noble, high-hearted, and chivalrous.
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- So the boy scout of to-day must be chivalrous, manly, and gentlemanly.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- This much is said from the viewpoint of the ordinary sensible and chivalrous onlooker.
- Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
- At the same time with their chivalrous literature, they had a mocking one.
- Extract from : « A Literary History of the English People » by Jean Jules Jusserand
- The doctor was a chivalrous man, and did not try to rub in a sore.
- Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
- "It's putting a big lot of work on you, Fred," said the chivalrous Jack.
- Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
- Yet you must run your chivalrous head into a halter for his sake!
- Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall
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