knightly

knight

K0089700 (nīt)n.1. a. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder.b. A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.c. A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.2. A man belonging to an order or brotherhood.3. a. A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle.b. The devoted champion of a lady.4. Abbr. Kt or N Games A chess piece, usually in the shape of a horse's head, that can be moved two squares along a rank and one along a file or two squares along a file and one along a rank. The knight is the only piece that can jump other pieces to land on an open square.tr.v. knight·ed, knight·ing, knights To raise (a person) to knighthood.

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[Middle English, from Old English cniht.]

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knight′ly adj. & adv.knight′li·ness n.

knightly

(ˈnaɪtlɪ) adj, -lier or -liestof, relating to, resembling, or befitting a knight ˈknightliness n

knight•ly

(ˈnaɪt li)

adj. 1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a knight. 2. composed of knights. [before 1000] knight′li•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	knightly - characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"chivalric, medievalpast - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
	2.	knightly - being attentive to women like an ideal knightchivalrous, gallantcourteous - characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon

knightly

adjective chivalrous, noble, heroic, courageous, gracious, gallant, valiant, courtly the splendour of knightly days, recreated for modern visitors

knightly

adjectiveCharacterized by elaborate but usually formal courtesy:chivalrous, courtly, gallant, gracious, stately.

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