chivalrous

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Bena, being "chivalrous" -- ass-kissing, actually -- started in about how I shouldn't be acting "like this" and cursing in front of a "woman."

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  1. adjective Having the qualities of gallantry and honor attributed to an ideal knight.
  2. adjective Of or relating to chivalry.
  3. adjective Characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women.

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  • The one is handsome and chivalrous, the other ill-favored and cruel. —  The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
  • His courage was truly chivalrous, and he is remembered by all who knew him, and yet live, as the man who never felt the sensation of fear. —  The Memories of Fifty Years
  • But, however high and chivalrous was the feeling with which Lord Moira, on this occasion, threw himself into the breach for his Royal Master, the service of Sheridan, though flowing partly from the same zeal, was not, I grieve to say, of the same clear and honorable character. —  Memoirs of the Life of Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan Vol 2
  • When someone is being chivalrous, the other person needs to respect that and be the same way back. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Bena, being "chivalrous" -- ass-kissing, actually -- started in about how I shouldn't be acting "like this" and cursing in front of a "woman." —  Thomas Paine's Corner
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  1. from Middle English chivalrous, chivalerous, chevalrous, from Old French *chevaleros, chevalereux (= Provencal cavalairos = Spanish caballeroso = Portuguese cavalleiroso), knightly, from chevalier, knight: see chevalier and chivalry.
 

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