From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchivalrouschiv‧al‧rous /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ adjective POLITEa man who is chivalrous behaves in a polite, kind, generous, and honourable way, especially towards women —chivalrously adverb
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chivalrous• He was generous, courteous and chivalrous.• Her knight would be gentle, kind and chivalrous.• She was also flushed and evidently in a state of unrest, which made him feel chivalrous and sympathetic.• Had a wonderful time, thanks to a generous, patient and chivalrous companion.• But he had ridden up on a valiant steed with all the trappings of chivalrous knighthood.• Small wonder if their son grew up with a taste for chivalrous pursuits, warlike deeds and sometimes foolhardy enterprise.• Only Richard Burton, her first lover, seems like the chivalrous romantic ideal.• The chivalrous Southerners had struck a bonanza.. 