Definition
Resembling or characteristic of chivalry; having qualities of courtesy, honor, and bravery associated with knights and medieval ideals.
Etymology
From 'chivalry' (from Old French 'chevalerie,' meaning knighthood or horsemanship) plus the suffix '-esque' (meaning 'in the style of'), combining French and Italian linguistic roots.
Kelly Says
The '-esque' suffix creates a dreamy, approximate quality—'chivalresque' means 'sort of like chivalry' rather than 'truly chivalrous,' suggesting the ideal is romanticized or slightly exaggerated.
Translations
CACatalà
cavalleresc
kah-vah-leh-resk
CSČeština
rytířský
ry-ti-r-sky
DADansk
ridderlig
rit-der-lig
DEDeutsch
ritterlich
rit-ter-lich
ELΕλληνικά
μεσαιωνικός
me-sai-o-ni-kos
ESEspañol
caballesco
kah-bah-yes-koh
FAفارسی
شوالیه
sho-va-lee-eh
FISuomi
ritarimainen
ri-ta-ri-mai-nen
FRFrançais
chivaleresque
shee-vah-lehr-esk
HIहिन्दी
युद्धवी
yudd-vee
HUMagyar
lovagias
lo-vah-gee-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
kavaleri
kah-vah-leh-ree
ITItaliano
cavalleresco
kah-vah-leh-res-koh
MSBahasa Melayu
kavaleri
kah-vah-leh-ree
NLNederlands
ridderlijk
rit-der-lijk
NONorsk
ridderlig
rit-der-lig
PLPolski
rycerski
ri-cers-kee
PTPortuguês
cavalheiresco
kah-vah-lee-res-koh
RORomână
cavaleresesc
kah-vah-leh-res-esk
RUРусский
рыцарский
rytsarskiy
SVSvenska
ritterlig
rit-ter-lig
SWKiswahili
mfalme
m-fal-meh
TAதமிழ்
வீரர்கள்
veera-r-gal
TEతెలుగు
సైనికులు
sai-ni-kulu
THไทย
สุภาพบุรุษ
su-pa-p-pa-but
TLTL
kavalerya
kah-vah-leh-ree-ah
URاردو
شہنشاہ
sha-han-shah
VITiếng Việt
chivalry
chi-val-ree