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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
- But our headmaster, Randy White, was a chivalrous man—he was a gallant of the old school, when it came to defending the weaker sex.p. 382.8
There are no more uses of "chivalry" in A Prayer for Owen Meany.
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