chivalrous

Definition

Honourable, especially to women; gallant.

Etymology

From Middle English chivalerous, from Old French chevalerous; see chivalry.

Example Sentences

• "Among boys there are laws of honour and chivalrous codes, not written, or formally taught, but intuitively understood by all, and invariably acted upon by the loyal and the true."
• "“I would then never have known what minute, or by whom, I was to be attacked next. But the brutes are more chivalrous than man—they do not stoop to cowardly intrigue.”"
• "It amazed me that I could have allowed myself to be let in for a binge of this description simply because a woman wished it. Too bally chivalrous for our own good, we Woosters, and always have been."