knight-errantry

[ nahyt-er-uh n-tree ]

/ ˈnaɪtˈɛr ən tri /

noun, plural knight-er·rant·ries.

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

quixotic conduct or action.

Nearby words

knight of the road, knight templar, knight, death and the devil, knight, frank hyneman, knight-errant, knight-errantry, knighthead, knighthood, knightly, knights hospitalers, 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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