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Noun
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And Dunk himself comes across as incredibly naive, beholden to a fantasy version of chivalry that doesn’t line up with the real world.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2026 -
Loyal to the Emperor, scornful of the aristocracy, and sympathetic to the peasants’ desire for liberation, if not their bloodlust, he is torn between medieval chivalry and modern self-preservation.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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And David Beckham celebrated his knighthood last year by taking his mum Sandra to a pie shop for a bowl of jellied eels.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
6 Feb. 2026
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To accept her knighthood, Victoria wore a black long-sleeve dress of her own design, while David wore a handsome charcoal double-breasted suit.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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There’s a quixotic gallantry to appealing to a saner conservative and looking ahead to a post-Trump American politics.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Queen Elizabeth later awarded Beaton the George's Cross, Britain’s highest civilian award for gallantry, for his role in saving her daughter’s life, and bestowed honors on Callender, as well as the other policemen and onlookers who intervened.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Chivalrousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chivalrousness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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