knightly

Definition of Knightly in English :

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Adjective

1. chivalric, knightly, medieval

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages

Example Sentences:
'chivalric rites'
'the knightly years'

2. chivalrous, gallant, knightly

being attentive to women like an ideal knight

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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adjective -lier or -liest

of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a knight

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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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n.

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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