knight-errant

[ nahyt-er-uhnt ]

/ ˈnaɪtˈɛr ənt /

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noun, plural knights-er·rant.

a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.

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Origin of knight-errant

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

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How to use knight-errant in a sentence

So she lies to the knight, telling him Madalena is sorry and wants him back.
‘Galavant’: A Drunken, Horny Musical Fairy Tale|Melissa Leon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Knight and Farrell were both fired from the New Orleans Police Department before they gravitated to Duke.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Scalise was a state representative old enough to remember the notoriety of Farrell and Knight from years before.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“Poor Steve Scalise is getting a bad rap,” Knight, a long-time aide to former KKK leader David Duke, told The Daily Beast.
GOP Boss Gets Help From ‘White Hate’ Pal|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The worthy knight not being now alive to veto the project, a figure of him has been placed opposite the College in Edmund Street.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
That brave knight was my great, great grandfather, and he has often sat in this very chair in which I am sitting now.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
The handsome person and gallant bearing of the youthful knight excited general sympathy and regret.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
But to a Knight of Industry, as he knew the Count to be, a certain thousand pounds would be a great temptation.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
According to Froissart, he was 'esteemed the bravest and most enterprising knight in the two kingdoms.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

British Dictionary definitions for knight-errant

knight errant

noun plural knights errant

(esp in medieval romance) a knight who wanders in search of deeds of courage, chivalry, etc

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