knight-errantn.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪtˈɛrənt/,

/ˌnʌɪtˈɛrn̩t/, U.S.

/ˌnaɪdˈɛrənt/

Forms: Plural knights-errant. In 1600s erron. -errand.

Etymology: See errant adj. 1.

1. A knight of medieval romance who wandered in search of adventures and opportunities for deeds of bravery and chivalry.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > brave warrior > knightly hero

knight-errantc1400

knight adventurous1429

knight of adventurers1530

paladin1592

Palmerin1613

knight adventurera1640

erranta1643

preux chevalier1771

Galahad1854

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > who sits at the Round Table > knight errant

knight-errantc1400

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 810 He calde, & sone þer com A porter..& haylsed þe knyȝt erraunt.

a1440 Sir Degrev. 1311 Ȝondur ys a knyȝthe erraunt.

1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1652) i. 2 The Knight-Errant that is lovelesse, resembles..a body without a soul.

1652 R. Brome Joviall Crew iii. sig. G2 Never did Knight Errants..merit more of their Ladies.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 540. ⁋4 In Fairy-land, where knights-errant have a full scope to range.

1713 G. Berkeley in Guardian 16 June 2/1 From what Giants and Monsters would these Knight-errants undertake to free the World?

1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru II. iii. x. 62 A cavalier in whose bosom burned the adventurous spirit of a knight-errant of romance.

attributive.1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 512 This knight-errant humour of seeking adventures and perilous encounters.1868 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 223 The armies which resisted Bonaparte, and made us the knight-errant nation.

2. transferred. One compared to a knight-errant in respect of a chivalrous or adventurous spirit. Sometimes used in ridicule, with allusion to the character or action of Don Quixote.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > chivalry > [noun] > one compared to a knight errant

knight-errant1751

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. iv. 22 Come, come, you shee Knight-arrant, come. ]

1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 115 Descartes was a knight errant in philosophy, perpetually mistaking windmills for giants.

a1857 R. A. Vaughan Ess. & Remains (1858) I. 38 Reason was the knight-errant of speculation.

Derivatives

knight-ˈerranting gerund or present participle playing the part of a knight-errant.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > chivalry > [noun] > one compared to a knight errant > playing the part of a knight errant

knight-erranting1860

1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cvii. 21 You are not to go out knight-erranting in all corners of the town.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knight-errant
释义	knight-errantn. Brit. /ˌnʌɪtˈɛrənt/, /ˌnʌɪtˈɛrn̩t/, U.S. /ˌnaɪdˈɛrənt/ Forms: Plural knights-errant. In 1600s erron. -errand. Etymology: See errant adj. 1. 1. A knight of medieval romance who wandered in search of adventures and opportunities for deeds of bravery and chivalry. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > brave warrior > knightly hero knight-errantc1400 knight adventurous1429 knight of adventurers1530 paladin1592 Palmerin1613 knight adventurera1640 erranta1643 preux chevalier1771 Galahad1854 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > who sits at the Round Table > knight errant knight-errantc1400 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 810 He calde, & sone þer com A porter..& haylsed þe knyȝt erraunt. a1440 Sir Degrev. 1311 Ȝondur ys a knyȝthe erraunt. 1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1652) i. 2 The Knight-Errant that is lovelesse, resembles..a body without a soul. 1652 R. Brome Joviall Crew iii. sig. G2 Never did Knight Errants..merit more of their Ladies. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 540. ⁋4 In Fairy-land, where knights-errant have a full scope to range. 1713 G. Berkeley in Guardian 16 June 2/1 From what Giants and Monsters would these Knight-errants undertake to free the World? 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru II. iii. x. 62 A cavalier in whose bosom burned the adventurous spirit of a knight-errant of romance. attributive.1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 512 This knight-errant humour of seeking adventures and perilous encounters.1868 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 223 The armies which resisted Bonaparte, and made us the knight-errant nation. 2. transferred. One compared to a knight-errant in respect of a chivalrous or adventurous spirit. Sometimes used in ridicule, with allusion to the character or action of Don Quixote. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > chivalry > [noun] > one compared to a knight errant knight-errant1751 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. iv. 22 Come, come, you shee Knight-arrant, come. View more context for this quotation] 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 115 Descartes was a knight errant in philosophy, perpetually mistaking windmills for giants. a1857 R. A. Vaughan Ess. & Remains (1858) I. 38 Reason was the knight-errant of speculation. Derivatives knight-ˈerranting gerund or present participle playing the part of a knight-errant. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > chivalry > [noun] > one compared to a knight errant > playing the part of a knight errant knight-erranting1860 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cvii. 21 You are not to go out knight-erranting in all corners of the town. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400
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