All 3 Uses of
chivalry
in
The Idiot
- I think the poet desired to embody in this one picture the whole spirit of medieval chivalry and the platonic love of a pure and high-souled knight.†
Chpt 2.6 *
- He looked at it as a case that might bring him in a lot of money, and he did not calculate badly; because on the one hand he speculated on the generosity of the prince, and his gratitude to the late Mr. Pavlicheff, and on the other to his chivalrous ideas as to the obligations of honour and conscience.†
Chpt 2.9
- "I am assuredly noble-minded, and chivalrous to a degree!" said Keller, much softened.†
Chpt 2.11
Definition:
the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct such as honor, kindness, bravery, and protection of the weak
or:
courtesy -- especially of men towards women
or:
courtesy -- especially of men towards women