Knight-errant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Knight-errant is a noun meaning A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.
Meaning
A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.
More Meanings
- A person who displays an adventurous or a quixotic spirit.
Example Sentences
It had known and served all the men of whom the nation is proud, from Sir Francis Drake to Sir John Franklin, knights all, titled and untitled - the great knights-errant of the sea.
"Welcome, my young knight-errant!" exclaimed Madame de Soissons. "I am expecting you to do wonders." "Nothing could be wonderful when performed in your service," replied the boy, with that readiness of compliment so characteristic of his time and court.
Before Tarzan had returned to the tribe, a certain young bull, not being able to secure a mate from among his own people, had, according to custom, fared forth through the wild jungle, like some knight-errant of old, to win a fair lady from some neighboring community.
Word Forms
- knights-errant
- knight-erratic
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include errant, romancer, kempery-man, adventurer, adventuress, ranger.
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