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Knightliness
see synonyms of knightlinessNoun
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Knightliness
see synonyms of knightlinessadjective -lier or -liest
of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a knight
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Knightliness
see synonyms of knightliness adjective
1.
of, characteristic of, like, or befitting a knight; chivalrous, brave, etc.
2.
consisting of knights
adverb
3. Archaic
in a knightly manner
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Knightliness
see synonyms of knightlinessn.
1.
a. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder.
b. A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.
c. A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.
2. A man belonging to an order or brotherhood.
3.
a. A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle.
b. The devoted champion of a lady.
4. Abbr. Kt or N Games A chess piece, usually in the shape of a horse's head, that can be moved two squares along a rank and one along a file or two squares along a file and one along a rank. The knight is the only piece that can jump other pieces to land on an open square.
tr.v. knight·ed, knight·ing, knights
To raise (a person) to knighthood.
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