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Knightly


a.

[AS. cnihtlic boyish.]
Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.

For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit.
Spenser.

[Excuses] full knightly without scorn.
Tennyson.

Knight·ly
adv.

In a manner becoming a knight.

And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms.
Shak.

 
 
Thesaurus: knightly

adjective

    Characterized by elaborate but usually formal courtesy: chivalrous, courtly, gallant, gracious, stately. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.

 
Antonyms: knightly

adj

Definition: gallant
Antonyms: cowardly, ignoble, ungallant

adj

Definition: upper-class
Antonyms: common, low-born


 
WordNet: knightly
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
  Synonyms: chivalric, medieval

Meaning #2: having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight
  Synonyms: chivalrous, gallant


 
 

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