Definitions for knightlyˈnaɪt li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
knight•lyˈnaɪt li(adj.)
of, resembling, or characteristic of a knight.
Category: Western History
composed of knights.
Category: Western History
Origin of knightly:
bef. 1000
knight′li•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
chivalric, knightly, medieval(adj)
characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
"chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
chivalrous, gallant, knightly(adj)
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
Wiktionary
knightly(Adverb)
In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.
knightly(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
knightly(Adjective)
Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
knightly combat
Origin: From knightly, knightlich, from cnihtlic, equivalent to . Cognate with knechtelijk, knechtlich.
Webster Dictionary
Knightly(adj)
of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit
Knightly(adverb)
in a manner becoming a knight
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