chevalerie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chevalerie. By surface analysis, cheval +‎ -erie. Compare cavalerie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.val.ʁi/

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Noun

chevalerie f (plural chevaleries)

1. chivalry (state of being a knight in the Middles Ages)

Related terms

• chevalier
• chevaleresque

Further reading

• “chevalerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

chevalerie

1. Alternative form of chivalerie

Old French

Etymology

cheval +‎ -erie.

Noun

chevalerie oblique singular, f (oblique plural chevaleries, nominative singular chevalerie, nominative plural chevaleries)

1. 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

• French: chevalerie
• → Middle English: chivalerie
  • English: chivalry (remodelled after modern French)