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chivalry

/ˈʃɪvəlɹi/SHIH-vuhl-ree
/ˈʃɪvəlɹi/SHIH-vuhl-ree

Meaninghorsemanship

Common meaning: knightly conduct

Journey through time

  1. Latincaballus, -ī‘a work-horse, nag’
  2. Old Frenchchevaleriesource
  3. Middle Englishchivalriesource
  4. Englishchivalry‘knightly conduct’ · today

chival also in: cavalrycavalier

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin caballus ‘a work-horse, nag’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry caballus, p. 256 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

cavaliercavalry

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