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COURTLY LOVE
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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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