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knight-errantry

[nahyt-er-uh n-tree]

noun, plural knight-er·rant·ries.

the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
quixotic conduct or action.

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Nearby words

  1. knight of the road,
  2. knight templar,
  3. knight, death and the devil,
  4. knight, frank hyneman,
  5. knight-errant,
  6. knighthead,
  7. knighthood,
  8. knightly,
  9. knights hospitalers,
  10. knights hospitallers

Origin of knight-errantry

First recorded in 1645–55; knight-errant + -ry
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British Dictionary definitions for knight errantry

knight errantry

noun

the practices of a knight errant
quixotic behaviour or practices
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