Etymology

chivalrous

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Today it means: Honourable, especially to women; gallant. Full definition →

Middle English chivalerous ← Old French chevalerous
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromchevalerous
  2. Middle English · inherited fromchivalerous
  3. English todaychivalrous

From Middle English chivalerous, from Old French chevalerous; see chivalry.

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