Chivalry vs Sporting - What's the difference?
chivalry | sporting |
Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
* 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 529:
(obsolete) The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess.
The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honor, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies.
Courtesy, respect and honorable conduct between opponents in wartime.
Courteous behavior, especially that of men towards women.
(UK, legal, historical) A tenure of lands by knightly service.
(not comparable) Pertaining to sports
(comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
(comparable) Having a reasonable chance of success.
(comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
As nouns the difference between chivalry and sporting
is that chivalry is cavalry; horsemen armed for battle while sporting is the act of taking part in a sport.As a verb sporting is
.As an adjective sporting is
(not comparable) pertaining to sports.chivalry
English
(wikipedia chivalry)Noun
(en-noun)- ‘Most of the lords who rode with Lord Renly to Storm's End have gone over banner-and-blade to Stannis, with all their chivalry .’
See also
* bushido *sporting
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(more)- He got a job in a sporting goods store.
- Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.
- You think he has a sporting chance? I wouldn't call even him a long shot!
- It was very sporting of her to let us off like that.