Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Chivalrous

Chivalrous , adjective

[Old French chevalerus, chevalereus, from chevalier. See Chivalry.]

Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous.
In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise. — Spenser