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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
- She don't care a damn for chivalry, do you, Sally?'87-88 — Chapters 87-88 (34% in)
- She took it into her head that the reasons for his conduct were chivalrous; and, her imagination filled with the extravagances of cheap fiction, she pictured to herself all sorts of romantic explanations for his delicacy.95-96 — Chapters 95-96 (65% in)
There are no more uses of "chivalry" in Of Human Bondage.
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