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

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

There was, in fact, a good deal of knight errantry in the purpose of the G. F.’s, who felt not a little like Amazonian cavaliers looking for adventure on the highway.

From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Speed, Nell

Therefore the tales of the Round Table arose to satisfy the needs of knights and ladies, whose thoughts were turned to love, the chase, the tournament, and errantry.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington