Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: chivalry
IPA transcription: [ʃ'ɪvəlɹi]
Pronunciations of chivalry
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: chivalry, gallantry, politesse
    Meaning: courtesy towards women
Usage examples
  • Her very titles suggest the days of chivalry.
  • A Knight of the Round Table, a prince of chivalry.
  • Then it was that Chip's native chivalry and self-mastery were put to test.
  • Now these were times when the war spirit was high, and chivalry at a premium.
  • I suppose chivalry would require me to vacate, so that you may enjoy at once the spoils of war.”
  • So furious did the Spanish prince become that he took a step unprecedented in those days of chivalry.
  • I relied upon your chivalry; I even thought, when I played being Olivia, that you had a sense of honor.
  • I thought to do a deed of chivalry, An act of worth, which haply in her sight Who was my mistress should recorded be And of the nations.
  • When the road opened, there was a rush of hurdy-gurdy girls for dance-halls; but that did not modify the rough chivalry of an unwritten law.
  • She had written a note to George, explaining the whole situation in good, clear phrases and begging him as a man of proved chivalry to help her.
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