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knightly

[ nahyt-lee ]
/ ˈnaɪt li /
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adjective

characteristic of a knight; noble, courageous, and generous: knightly deeds.
being or resembling a knight.
of or belonging to a knight: knightly duties.
composed of knights.

adverb

in a manner befitting a knight.

Words related to knightly

accommodating, affable, amiable, amicable, approachable, beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant, big-hearted, bland, charitable, chivalrous, civil, compassionate, complaisant, congenial, considerate, cordial, courteous

Words nearby knightly

knight, death and the devil, knight-errant, knight-errantry, knighthead, knighthood, knightly, knights hospitalers, knights hospitallers, knights of columbus, knights of labor, knights of malta

Origin of knightly

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

OTHER WORDS FROM knightly

knight·li·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for knightly

knightly
/ (ˈnaɪtlɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a knight

Derived forms of knightly

knightliness, noun
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