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knightly

[ nahyt-lee ]

adjective

  1. characteristic of a knight; noble, courageous, and generous:

    knightly deeds.

  2. being or resembling a knight.
  3. of or belonging to a knight:

    knightly duties.

  4. composed of knights.


adverb

  1. in a manner befitting a knight.

knightly

/ ˈnaɪtlɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a knight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈknightliness, noun
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Other Words From

  • knightli·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of knightly1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English cnihtlīc. See knight, -ly
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Example Sentences

His knightly code of chivalry says he cannot refuse what a lady requests, but he also wishes to avoid sacrificing his virtue and potentially losing his life by sleeping with his host’s wife.

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A harder fate awaited the foremost knightly defenders of Kildrummy.

With a chivalry nearly knightly they came to the rescue, and gave woman a free pass into the regions of language and theology.

To sing then a song little Kirsten began, To the tune danced so many a bold knightly man.

The two first were simply intended as displays of knightly skill, and took their rise in the knightly sports of the ninth century.

It is the first time we hear of the Champion; but it was an age of knightly revivals, and this was probably one of them.

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