noun [U]
1 polite and kind behaviour that shows a sense of honour, especially by men towards women
2 (in the Middle Ages) the religious and moral system of behaviour which the perfect KNIGHT was expected to follow:
the age of chivalry
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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