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‖ Frauendienst|ˈfraʊəndiːnst| [Title of a work by U. von Lichtenstein (d. c 1275); f. G. frauen pl. of frau woman + dienst service.] Exaggerated chivalry towards women. Also transf.
[1879Encycl. Brit. X. 525/2 As the expression of all that was fantastic and ridiculous in the age of chivalry, must be mentioned the Frauendienst of Ulrich von Lichtenstein, a work which was written about the middle of the 13th century... The author relates the amazing tasks imposed on him by his mistress.] 1932Essays & Studies XVII. 66 Chaucer is emphasizing that parody, or imitation, or rivalry..of the Christian religion which was inherent in traditional Frauendienst. 1941Auden New Year Let. iii. 69 And his goal The Frauendienst of his weak soul. 1963― Dyer's Hand 212 We find neither outright sexual passion nor sentimental Frauendienst. |