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chivalric, a.|ʃɪˈvælrɪk, ˈʃɪvəlrɪk, tʃ-|
[f. chivalry + -ic; cf. geometr-ic, etc. (The first pronunciation is that sanctioned by the poets.)]
Of or pertaining to chivalry; chivalrous.
1797Mrs. Radcliffe Italian (ed. 2) I. 89 The innocence of her, whom you defend with so chivalric an air. 1824Byron Def. Transf. ii. ii, 'Gainst a foe I would not warrant thy chivalric heart More than Pelides' heel. 1824Campbell Theodric, Some extant spirit of chivalric kind. 1836Gentl. Mag. Apr. 422/1 [At Drury Lane] Chevy Chase a grand chivalric entertainment, was produced. 1879McCarthy Own Times II. xxvii. 319 The spirit of the chivalric days had been restored under better auspices. |