chevalerus (1155)
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chevalerus (1155)

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[ FEW: 2/i,4a caballarius; Gdf: 2,110b chevaleros; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,358 chevaleros; DEAF:  chevalier (chevaleros); DMF:  chevalereux; TLF: ∅; OED:  chivalrous a.; MED:  chevalrous a. and n.; DMLBS: 327b chevalerus ]
chavalerus,  chevalrous,  chivalrous,  chuvalrous  

a.

1knightly, having the qualities of a knight: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pur tei, ki n'ies chevalerus, [...] Volent en cest pais entrer E tes chastels prendre e guaster  6559
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Pur quei ne me dunastes vus A un hume chevalerus? Mais al plus cuard […] m’avez […] duné  1423
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Trop fu chuvalrous, tressage en les lays  i 476
( 1420 )  par soun chevalrouse, diligent et penyble labour […]  iv 127

s.

1chivalrous, knightly person: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Premer i serrunt assis Ceus ke sunt de quer jolifs, Enveisez e revelus; S'en serrunt les amerus, E pus les chavalerus  253
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