knightlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtli/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtli/

Etymology: < knight n. + -ly suffix¹.

I. (Old English cnihtlíc.)

†1. Boyish. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [adjective] > male

knightlya1000

boyish?1545

boy-blinda1640

a1000 Prose Life Guthlac (1848) ii. 12 Ne he cnihtlice galnysse næs begangende.

II. (Middle English and modern English.)

2. Having the rank or qualities of a knight; noble, chivalrous. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered > chivalrous

knightlyc1384

romance1631

chivalrous1818

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [adjective]

hendc1275

kindc1330

knightlyc1384

most noble (——)1567

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Macc. viii. 9 A kniȝtly man, and in thingus of bateil most expert.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 184 Elda the kinges Chamberlein, A knyhtly man after his lawe.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iii. lxiii. 173 He is michel the more corageows after, and the more knightlich.

1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II (ed. 4) Add. Pref. p. xi He was..knightly in his attributes.

3. Of things, actions, etc.: Of, belonging to, suitable, or appropriate to a knight. †knightly fee = knight's fee n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [adjective] > belonging to a knight

knightlyc1480

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > a legal holding > [noun] > a feudal holding or fief > held by military service > held by knight

knight's fee1387

knightly feea1640

c1480 (a1400) St. George 386 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 187 His knychtly clething..he gef away for godis sak.

a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 519 in Poems (1981) 128 For knichtlie pietie and memoriall Of fair Cresseid.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A3 As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.

a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §334 346 William Fitz-Morice held Haginton by one knightly fee.

1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Theodore & Honoria in Fables 271 Preferr'd above the rest By him with Knightly Deeds.

1834 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine 55 The use of the knightly sword or lance.

4. Consisting or composed of knights. rare.

ΚΠ

1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) I. 127 The knightly order had taken no part in the diet.

1877 C. M. Yonge Cameos cxxxiii, in Monthly Packet Feb. 126 The romances of chivalry which were the delectation of the knightly world in those days.

Derivatives

† ˈknightlihood n. (also knightlihede) Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > knightly condition or qualities

chivalry1297

knighthood1377

knightlihood1390

knightliness1596

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 212 Wherof his knyhtlihiede Is yit comended overal.

1890 Æ. Prince Of Joyous Gard ii. 47 Sir Tristram yearned to largely breathe again Sharp air inspiriting of knightlihood.

† ˈknightliness n. Obsolete knightly condition or qualities.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > knightly condition or qualities

chivalry1297

knighthood1377

knightlihood1390

knightliness1596

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. vii. sig. G6 Some gentle swaine..Traind vp in feats of armes and knightlinesse .

1900 Longman's Mag. July 227 Scott has created for us a true type of Saracen knightliness in the Talisman.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

knightlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtli/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtli/

Etymology: < knight n. + -ly suffix².

After the fashion of, or in a manner befitting, a knight; gallantly, chivalrously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way > in chivalrous manner

knightlyc1385

chivalrously1855

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Ariadne. 2085 Ariadne God..synde ȝow grace..Ȝow to defende & knyghtly slen ȝoure fo.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 106 They dyde so knyghtly & cheuaulerously.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 12 Say..why thou comest thus knightly clad in armes.

1823 Ld. Byron Werner iv. i. 126 Whose plume nods knightlier?

1859 Ld. Tennyson Guinevere in Idylls of King 227 He..Made such excuses as he might, and these Full knightly without scorn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knightly
释义	knightlyadj. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtli/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtli/ Etymology: < knight n. + -ly suffix¹. I. (Old English cnihtlíc.) †1. Boyish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [adjective] > male knightlya1000 boyish?1545 boy-blinda1640 a1000 Prose Life Guthlac (1848) ii. 12 Ne he cnihtlice galnysse næs begangende. II. (Middle English and modern English.) 2. Having the rank or qualities of a knight; noble, chivalrous. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered > chivalrous knightlyc1384 romance1631 chivalrous1818 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [adjective] hendc1275 kindc1330 knightlyc1384 most noble (——)1567 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Macc. viii. 9 A kniȝtly man, and in thingus of bateil most expert. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 184 Elda the kinges Chamberlein, A knyhtly man after his lawe. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iii. lxiii. 173 He is michel the more corageows after, and the more knightlich. 1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II (ed. 4) Add. Pref. p. xi He was..knightly in his attributes. 3. Of things, actions, etc.: Of, belonging to, suitable, or appropriate to a knight. †knightly fee = knight's fee n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [adjective] > belonging to a knight knightlyc1480 society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > a legal holding > [noun] > a feudal holding or fief > held by military service > held by knight knight's fee1387 knightly feea1640 c1480 (a1400) St. George 386 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 187 His knychtly clething..he gef away for godis sak. a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 519 in Poems (1981) 128 For knichtlie pietie and memoriall Of fair Cresseid. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A3 As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt. a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §334 346 William Fitz-Morice held Haginton by one knightly fee. 1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Theodore & Honoria in Fables 271 Preferr'd above the rest By him with Knightly Deeds. 1834 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine 55 The use of the knightly sword or lance. 4. Consisting or composed of knights. rare. ΚΠ 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) I. 127 The knightly order had taken no part in the diet. 1877 C. M. Yonge Cameos cxxxiii, in Monthly Packet Feb. 126 The romances of chivalry which were the delectation of the knightly world in those days. Derivatives † ˈknightlihood n. (also knightlihede) Obsolete ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > knightly condition or qualities chivalry1297 knighthood1377 knightlihood1390 knightliness1596 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 212 Wherof his knyhtlihiede Is yit comended overal. 1890 Æ. Prince Of Joyous Gard ii. 47 Sir Tristram yearned to largely breathe again Sharp air inspiriting of knightlihood. † ˈknightliness n. Obsolete knightly condition or qualities. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > knightly condition or qualities chivalry1297 knighthood1377 knightlihood1390 knightliness1596 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. vii. sig. G6 Some gentle swaine..Traind vp in feats of armes and knightlinesse . View more context for this quotation 1900 Longman's Mag. July 227 Scott has created for us a true type of Saracen knightliness in the Talisman. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). knightlyadv. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtli/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtli/ Etymology: < knight n. + -ly suffix². After the fashion of, or in a manner befitting, a knight; gallantly, chivalrously. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way > in chivalrous manner knightlyc1385 chivalrously1855 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Ariadne. 2085 Ariadne God..synde ȝow grace..Ȝow to defende & knyghtly slen ȝoure fo. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 106 They dyde so knyghtly & cheuaulerously. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 12 Say..why thou comest thus knightly clad in armes. View more context for this quotation 1823 Ld. Byron Werner iv. i. 126 Whose plume nods knightlier? 1859 Ld. Tennyson Guinevere in Idylls of King 227 He..Made such excuses as he might, and these Full knightly without scorn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1000adv.c1385
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