chevalerie
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French chevalerie. By surface analysis, cheval + -erie. Compare cavalerie.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchevalerie f (plural chevaleries)
- chivalry (state of being a knight in the Middles Ages)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “chevalerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
editNoun
editchevalerie
- Alternative form of chivalerie
Old French
editEtymology
editNoun
editchevalerie oblique singular, f (oblique plural chevaleries, nominative singular chevalerie, nominative plural chevaleries)
- chivalry (state of being a knight in the Middle Ages)
- c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Des plaies du monde:
- Chevalerie est si granz choze
- Chivalry is such an important thing
Descendants
edit- French: chevalerie
- → Middle English: chivalerie
- English: chivalry (remodelled after modern French)
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