chivalry
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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
On Friday, Andrew announced that he was voluntarily handing back his titles and giving up membership of the Order of the Garter - the oldest and most senior order of chivalry in Britain.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
And because chivalry is not dead, Henry even goes so far as to help Violet weed out other potential suspects.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025
Lancelot and Guenever looked over the sundown of chivalry, from the tower window.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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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