chivalric

adjective

chi·​val·​ric shə-ˈval-rik 

: relating to chivalry : chivalrous

Examples of chivalric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Up to 58 percent of chivalric narratives written in Old French before around 1340 may have been lost. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

The Order of the Garter is Britain’s oldest chivalric order, established by King Edward III. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 June 2026

Twilight’s Edward Cullen, first introduced in 2005, was the chivalric corrective to a wasteland of Girls Gone Wild–style masculinity. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Eight hundred years after Shota Rustaveli wrote The Knight in the Panther’s Skin, the definitive work of Georgian literature, the country had discovered a new chivalric hero. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

chivalry + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

chivalric

adjective

chi·​val·​ric shə-ˈval-rik 

: chivalrous sense 1