errantry

American  

[er-uhn-tree] / ˈɛr ən tri /

noun

plural

errantries

1. conduct or performance like that of a knight-errant.

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errantry British  

/ ˈɛrəntrɪ /

noun

1. the way of life of a knight errant

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Etymology

Origin of errantry

First recorded in 1645–55; errant + -ry

Example Sentences

Throughout his 60 years of public life, Winston Churchill has managed better than any other Briton to suffuse the political scene with the spirit of knight errantry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wodehouse playing the part of Cervantes in affectionately revealing the absurdity of knight errantry in the new social circumstances.

From Time Magazine Archive

But her brothers, Elladan and Elrohir, were out upon errantry: for they rode often far afield with the Rangers of the North, forgetting never their mother’s torment in the dens of the orcs.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Its cañons, arroyos, and mesquite, its bronchos, cowboys, Indians, and scouts filled the boy's mind with thoughts of daring, not much unlike the fancies of a boy in the days of knight errantry.

From The Eagle's Heart by Garland, Hamlin

He had just allowed himself to be dissuaded from knight errantry, when the door opened and Jimmie flashed his dark lantern about the brightly lighted room.

From New Faces by Neagle, Charles F.