knightly
adjective
characteristic of a knight; noble, courageous, and generous.
knightliness
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a word derived from
knightly.
Example Sentences
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Theodoric answered: "Truly, I will let none meddle in this encounter, but will fight it with warlike skill and knightliness".
From Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation by Thomas Hodgkin
Of thy knightliness, atone to me for the wrong thou hast done me, and I will avenge it no further.
From The Fall of the Niebelungs by Margaret Armour
A less practical conduct, a more ideal view of right and wrong—sometimes a little fantastic even—always imbued with something of the knightliness which sat upon him as a natural attribute.
From The First Violin A Novel by Jessie Fothergill
"The Settlers of Karossa Creek" will stir the blood of every lad and stimulate the impulses to patience, endurance, brave daring, and true knightliness.
From Adventures in Many Lands by F. Gillett
Matty is honorably engaged to a man who is a Bayard for knightliness, and that poor Beatrice is jilted.
From The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town by F. Earl Christy
