1. (n.) A code of bravery, courtesy, or honor of knights or cavaliers serving on horseback\; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.

2. (n.) The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry.

3. (n.) The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc.

4. (n.) A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord.

5. (n.) Exploit.

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