chivalry
chivalry n. (1)骑士役土地保有制度 (→tenure) (2)骑士军事制度 中世纪有其独特的社会、道德及宗教方面行为规范的军事武装人员，从更广义上讲，还包括绅士〔gentlemen〕，并由此产生了骑士役封地和现代的骑士等级制度。
CHIVALRY
chivalry
chivalry (shiv-[schwa]l-ree). Hist. Tenure held by knight-service; tenure in which a person held land in ex-change for military service of the highest order. See KNIGHT-SERVICE. “Chivalry is a tenure of land by knight’s service: for the better understanding whereof it is to be known, that there is no land but is held mediately or immediately