Knight-errant
31knight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knight errant; cavalier, chevalier; paladin, champion, Galahad; Templar; noble. See defense, nobility. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cavalier, caballero (Spanish), gentleman, champion, knight errant, thane …
32knight-errantry — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural knight errantries) 1. a. : the character or actions of a knight errant : the practice of wandering in quest of adventures b. : quixotic conduct : a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme 2 …
33errant — [ ɛr(ə)nt] adjective 1》 formal or humorous erring or straying from the accepted course or standards. 2》 archaic or literary travelling in search of adventure. See also knight errant. 3》 Zoology (of a polychaete worm) of a predatory kind that… …
34knight — Synonyms and related words: Bayard, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, advance, aggrandize, bachelor, banneret, baronet, battler, belligerent, belted knight, bickerer, bishop, blade, bravo, brawler, broncobuster, buckaroo …
35errant — adjective (only before noun) usually humorous an errant husband, wife, son etc has done something wrong see also: knighterrant …
36errant — adjective 1) the errant officers were suspended Syn: offending, guilty, culpable, misbehaving, delinquent, lawbreaking; troublesome, unruly, wayward, disobedient Ant: innocent, law abiding 2) archaic …
37Knight — A highly trained and armored warrior of medieval Europe, who was usually a member of the lower class of nobility. Buying and maintaining the necessary horses, armor, weapons and squires was very expensive. There were several ranks of knight.… …
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38knight errantry — noun 1. quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑quixotism • Hypernyms: ↑idealism 2. (Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry • …
39knight-errantry — noun (plural knight errantries) Date: 1620 1. the practice or actions of a knight errant 2. quixotic conduct …
40knight-errantry — /naɪt ˈɛrəntri/ (say nuyt eruhntree) noun (plural knight errantries) 1. conduct or a performance like that of a knight errant. 2. quixotic conduct or action …
