Definitions for knight-errant
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
knight′-er′rant(n.)(pl.)knights-errant.
a knight who traveled in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalrous deeds, etc.
Category: Western History
Origin of knight-errant:
1300–50
Princeton's WordNet
knight-errant(noun)
a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
Wiktionary
knight-errant(Noun)
A knight who wandered in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.
knight-errant(Noun)
A person who displays an adventurous or a quixotic spirit.
Webster Dictionary
Knight-errant(noun)
a wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity
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