knight-errant
noun
a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
knights-errant
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pluralof knight-errant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Child usually compares Reacher to the knights-errant who wandered Europe in the Middle Ages, or the samurais of ancient Japan.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
"Your Highness" - The knights-errant - strong emphasize on the errant - behind this adventure comedy spend more time wallowing in medieval filth than weaving clever laughs and engaging action.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2011
The knights-errant - strong emphasis on the errant - behind the adventure comedy "Your Highness" spend more time wallowing in medieval filth than weaving clever laughs and engaging action.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2011
The majority of Senators are temperamentally adventurers, knights-errant, more combatively courageous than fluent.
From Time Magazine Archive
I only wish he would have stayed a little longer, that I might have convinced him of his error in believing there were never any knights-errant in the world.
From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
