Term
chivalry
The qualities of the ideal warrior and knight, including valor, loyalty, honor, justice, mercy, defense of the weak, and courtesy to women.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
The qualities of the ideal warrior (valor and loyalty to both his lord and his own men; then the qualities of the ideal knight outside of battle), honor, disinterested justice tinctured with mercy, defense of the weak, and a great courtesy to women.
Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 660Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 660.
Last revised August 14, 2026