COURTLY LOVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("courtly love" is a kind of...):

code of behavior; code of conduct (a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group)

Domain category:

Dark Ages; Middle Ages (the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance)

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