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1) An essential virtue not necessarily of knighthood, but of nobility. Remember that in the Middle Ages the question of nobility was two-fold; on one hand a man had to be born into nobility, because people believed that there was a strong heredity component to human behavior. Certain virtues were expected of members of the nobility or the aristocracy because they were different from the lesser folk. On of the virtues expected was grace, the quality that combined tact, courtesy, good judgment, and respect for others into a single ‘graceful’ nature that was only possible with a mature, virtuous soul.
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2) Formal title of address for archbishops, dukes, princes or even kings, used such as ‘your grace.’
3) the gift of God inhering in the soul, by which men are enabled to perform righteous acts
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grace — [grās] n. [ME < OFr < L gratia, pleasing quality, favor, thanks < gratus, pleasing < IE base * gwer , to lift up the voice, praise > Sans gṙṅāti, (he) sings, praises & OIr bard, bard] 1. beauty or charm of form, composition,… … English World dictionary
