To complicate the answer to the simple question, look at it this way: 'term' is a noun, but it is a noun with a 'hole' in it -- we expect something (a technical word) to 'fill the hole'. 'Chivalry' fills the hole. In other words, 'term' and 'chivalry' are in a head/complement relationship. 'Chivalry' is a sort of noun-phrase-internal complement to the head 'term'. We don't _have_ to fill the hole (i.e. realization of the complement is optional, not obligatory), but we can. I don't know if there is a traditional-grammar equivalent of 'noun-phrase-internal complement'. Johanna ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Johanna Rubba Assistant Professor, Linguistics ~ English Department, California Polytechnic State University ~ San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 ~ Tel. (805)-756-2184 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~