ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “CHIVALRY” - c. 1300, "body or host of knights; knighthood in the feudal social system; bravery in war, warfare as an art," from Old French chevalerie "knighthood, chivalry, nobility, cavalry,”
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “Cult” - 1610s, "worship, homage" 1670s, "a particular form or system of worship;" (17c.), "care, labor; cultivation, culture; The word was rare after 17c., but it was revived mid-19c.