chivalrousness

noun

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as in knightliness

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  1. chivalry
  2. gentlemanliness
  3. knighthood
  4. gallantry
Noun
  • But this was really a form of dandyism, of theatre—a bit like jousting in Europe during the late Middle Ages, when combat between knights had become a performance of chivalry.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Dowd Hall shows how the ASWPL destroyed the notion of white Southern chivalry, as the women flatly denied that lynchings were because of the rapes of white women.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of chivalry
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  • Their answer came in the form of Colby Donaldson, the Texan mama’s boy who performed rugged gentlemanliness.
    — Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Definition of gentlemanliness
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  • They were also both honored with knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II — McKellen in 1991 and Stewart in 2010.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
  • His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, awarded him this knighthood in 2015 for his personal service to the monarch.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of knighthood
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  • In World Cup lore, however, his gallantry is doomed to be overshadowed by that of his fellow-goalkeeper from Cabo Verde, Vozinha, who had already produced an uncanny impersonation of a brick wall on the fourth day of the tournament.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • In all of these cases, the effect is largely the same—forging intimacy through some level of generosity or gallantry, coupled with pure, physical proximity—and in 2026, all of them are still technically possible.
    — Sara Delgado, Vogue, 9 July 2026
Definition of gallantry
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