knightly.
Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
knightly combat
Where this word comes from
From Middle English knyghtly, knightlich; equivalent to knight + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old English cnihtlīċ (“boyish”), Dutch knechtelijk (“servile”), German knechtlich (“menial”).
In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English knyghtly; equivalent to knight + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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