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knightly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'knightly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Knightly [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.
2 . Knightly [ adv.]
- In a manner becoming a knight.

Meaning of 'knightly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . knightly [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
Example in sentence:
  • chivalric rites;
  • the knightly years