chivalry
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The Psychology of Women Quarterly study shows just how much the notion of chivalry is actually a myth.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
The scrupulous observance of parole by released officers in the early months of the Civil War reads like tales of the age of chivalry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The “age of chivalry is gone,” Edmund Burke lamented after the guillotining of Marie Antoinette of France on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
He is also giving up membership of the Order of the Garter - the oldest and most senior order of chivalry in Britain.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
“I suppose chivalry isn’t dead,” he finally says.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Vocabulary lists containing chivalry
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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The Magician's Nephew
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