chivalric

[ shi-val-rik, shiv-uhl-rik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to chivalry; chivalrous.

Other Words From

• non·chival·ric adjective
• un·chival·ric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chivalric¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; chivalr(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

Today, some defunct European dynasties maintain their chivalric orders as a lingering vestige of the power they once held.

From Slate

While chivalric honor may have been real for some knights, the allure of fame and wealth, or the simple rush of reckless adrenaline, was sometimes too great.

From Salon

Creton, a veteran director working at the margins of France’s film industry, looks to the divine powers and chivalric codes that fuel swords-and-shields epics like “Game of Thrones,” but whittles these elements down to a mysterious essence.

From New York Times

Throwing a theatrical fit about the propriety of inspecting women’s quarters in light of European chivalric ideals is, after all, what enabled Toranaga to escape Ishido’s clutches while wearing his wife’s clothes.

From New York Times

We quickly sense that director Bourboulon is keen on divorcing us from any cliched image of Dumas’ chivalric romantics as foppish and suave, delivering instead a band of scruffy, rock-and-roll combatants who suggest American West outlaws more than they do a clique born of landed Gallic nobility.

From Los Angeles Times