French

Noun

chevalerie f ‎(plural chevaleries)

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

Old French

Etymology

cheval +‎ -erie.

Noun

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

1. chivalry (state of being a knight in the Middles Ages)
   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Des plaies du monde:

     Chevalerie est si granz choze

     Chivalry is such an important thing

Descendants

• English: chivalry (borrowed)
• French: chevalerie