Definitions: gracious courtesy and high- minded consideration; valiant; other qualities include: courage, honor, generosity, and loyalty
Quote: You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.— Demosthenes (384–322 bc) Greek statesman and orator
Comment: Even though this quality normally refers to men, that shouldn’t stop women from aspiring to its noble ideals. The feminine term for chivalrous is virago, viraginous: a woman of great stature, strength, and courage.
See also: Virile
Fictional Figure: Don Quixote strives to be chivalrous even though his worldview is fanciful. — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha