chivalric

adjective

chi·val·ric shə-ˈval-rik

: relating to chivalry : chivalrous

Examples of chivalric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In November 2014, Francis removed Cardinal Burke from his position as the head of the Vatican’s highest court and instead named him to a largely ceremonial post for the medieval Roman Catholic chivalric religious order, the Knights of Malta. —

Ruth Graham, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023 Gustave Doré's depiction of Don Quixote amid his fantasies of chivalric romance, the frontispiece to the 1863 Paris Hachette edition. —

Ilan Stavans, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023 The nuanced set of rules resembles a chivalric code, positioning the players as modern-day knights protecting their brethren. —

Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023 Cruise, still in love with what big mainstream movies used to be, has become a chivalric dreamer, striving to ensure their survival by sheer will. —

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for chivalric

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