What is the dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry. Dryden called?
chivalry — The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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