knightly
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knightly¹
- /ˈnaɪtli/
Sounds like nightly · Rhymes with -aɪtli
Where it 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”).
adjective knightlier · knightliest
- Of or pertaining to a knight or knights. Where noyse of armes, or vew of martiall guize / Might not reuiue desire of knightly exercize.
- Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly. knightly combat
knightly²
- /ˈnaɪtli/
Sounds like nightly · Rhymes with -aɪtli
Where it comes from
From Middle English knyghtly; equivalent to knight + -ly (adverbial suffix).
adverb knightlier · knightliest
- In the manner of a knight; chivalrously. Mar. In Gods name, and the Kings, say who yͧ [thou] art. And why thou com'st thus knightly clad in Armes?
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adj formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly
| Español | caballeresco, caballeroso |
|---|---|
| Français | chevaleresque |
| Deutsch | ritterlich |
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title = {knightly},
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