knightly

[ nahyt-lee ]
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adjective
  1. characteristic of a knight; noble, courageous, and generous: knightly deeds.

  2. being or resembling a knight.

  1. of or belonging to a knight: knightly duties.

  2. composed of knights.

adverb
  1. in a manner befitting a knight.

Origin of knightly

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English cnihtlīc.See knight, -ly

Other words from knightly

  • knight·li·ness, noun

Words Nearby knightly

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How to use knightly in a sentence

  • The two first were simply intended as displays of knightly skill, and took their rise in the knightly sports of the ninth century.

    Parzival (vol. 1 of 2) | Wolfram von Eschenback
  • It is the first time we hear of the Champion; but it was an age of knightly revivals, and this was probably one of them.

    Little Folks | Various

British Dictionary definitions for knightly

knightly

/ (ˈnaɪtlɪ) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a knight

Derived forms of knightly

  • knightliness, noun

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