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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ˈerrantry 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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

Meseemeth I must leave this land and ride at errantry, for all I desired is vanished.

From Tales from the Old French by Various

And when peace was on the land, he went about on errantry, jousting in tournaments and fighting champions.

From King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls by Gilbert, Henry