chivalry

The story

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcaballaria“knighthood, status or fief of a knight”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromcaballarius“horseman, knight”
3. Old French · derived fromchevalerie“knighthood, chivalry, nobility, cavalry”
4. Middle English · inherited fromchivalerie
5. English todaychivalry

From Middle English chivalerie, a late 13th century loan from Old French chevalerie (“knighthood, chivalry, nobility, cavalry”) (11th century), the -erie (“-ery”) abstract of chevaler (“knight, horseman”), from Medieval Latin caballarius (“horseman, knight”), from caballus (“horse”). Medieval Latin caballaria (“knighthood, status or fief of a knight”) dates to the 12th century. Doublet of cavalry.