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51civil — adj 1 *civic, civilian 2 Civil, polite, courteous, courtly, gallant, chivalrous are comparable as applied to persons or their words and acts when in intercourse with others with the meaning observant of the forms required by good breeding. Civil… …
52civil — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin civilis, from civis Date: 14th century 1. a. of or relating to citizens b. of or relating to the state or its citizenry < civil strife > 2. a …
53Howard Staunton — Infobox chess player playername = Howard Staunton caption= birthname = Howard Staunton country = ENG datebirth = 1810 placebirth = datedeath = death date and age|1874|6|22|1810|4|999 placedeath = title = rating = peakrating =chess notation Howard …
54The Staunton-Morphy controversy — concerns the failure of negotiations in 1858 for a chess match between Howard Staunton and Paul Morphy and later interpretations of the actions of the two players. The details of the events are not universally agreed, and accounts and… …
55Golagros and Gawane — (The Knightly Tale of Golagros and Gawain) (ca. 1450–1500) Golagros and Gawane is a late 15th century ROMANCE written in Middle Scots (closely related to the Northern dialect of MIDDLE ENGLISH). The 1,362 line poem, composed in the same… …
56civil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. courteous, mannerly, polite; civic, secular, lay. See courtesy, authority.Ant., rude, ill mannered. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Civic] Syn. local, civic, public, civilian; see municipal , public 2 .… …
57well-bred — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. well behaved or brought up; noble, wellborn, gentle; courteous, polished, sauve, polite. See courtesy, nobility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. courteous, considerate, mannerly; see polite 1 , refined… …
58Courtesy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Courtesy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 courtesy courtesy Sgm: N 1 respect respect &c. 928 Sgm: N 1 good manners good manners good behavior good breeding Sgm: N 1 manners manners Sgm: N 1 politeness …
59Courtesy — Not one of the original chivalric virtues, the idea that a knight should be courteous came from the influence of the court, the ladies, and the romances. A knight was expected to be courteous to men of all stations, although the concept of what… …
60Affable — Af fa*ble, a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See {Fable}.] 1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable. [1913… …
