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Valor vs Chivalry - What's the difference?

valor | chivalry |

As nouns the difference between valor and chivalry

is that valor is value while chivalry is cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.

valor

English

Alternative forms

* valour

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Value; worth.
  • Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.

    • Related terms

    * valiant

    Anagrams

    * American English forms ----

    chivalry

    English

    (wikipedia chivalry)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
  • * 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 529:
    • ‘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 .’
  • (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.

    • Related terms

    * cavalier * chevalier * chivalrous

    See also

    * bushido *