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单词 knight-errantry
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knight-errantry

[ nahyt-er-uhn-tree ]
/ ˈnaɪtˈɛr ən tri /

noun, plural knight-er·rant·ries.

the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
quixotic conduct or action.

Origin of knight-errantry

First recorded in 1645–55; knight-errant + -ry

Words nearby knight-errantry

knight, knight bachelor, knight banneret, Knight, Death and the Devil, knight-errant, knight-errantry, knighthead, knighthood, knight in shining armor, knightly, knight marshal
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British Dictionary definitions for knight-errantry

knight errantry

noun

the practices of a knight errant
quixotic behaviour or practices
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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