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Definition of Knightliness
1. Noun. The medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct.
Definition of Knightliness
1. n. The character or bearing suitable for a knight; chivalry.
Definition of Knightliness
1. Noun. knightly behaviour; chivalry ¹
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Definition of Knightliness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knightliness
Literary usage of Knightliness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1903)
"Dost thou know so little of true knightliness as to think that a fair face alone
layeth claim upon one who weareth belt and golden spurs ? ..."
2. Ruskin and the English Lakes by Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley (1901)
"His founding of the Guild of St. George was but a recall to ancient knightliness,
and when he got some of the young undergraduates at Oxford to take the ..."
3. The Holy Grail: Six Kindred Addresses and Essays by James Augustin Brown Scherer (1906)
"... He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously."
So, by the firm yet gentle and supremely faithful knightliness of his ..."
4. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1907)
"As compared with the Arthur of Geoffrey's narrative, his figure has grown in
knightliness and splendour. He is endowed with the added traits of noble ..."
5. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1918)
"They answered to an innate knightliness of spirit which was fostered by his
Southern up-bringing. He would pick up the volume as it came fresh from the ..."
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