knightliness

noun

Definition of knightlinessnext
as in chivalrousness

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  1. knighthood
  2. chivalry
  3. gallantry
Noun
  • Early 17th century graves at Jamestown are traditionally unmarked, so the discovery of the tombstone — engraved to commemorate a knighthood and once decorated with brass inlays — is rare for this period, Hartley added.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Again, the source material already provides the spinoff with fresh purpose: These stories are fundamentally explorations of what knighthood means as a philosophy and an institution in the moral morass that is Westeros.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
Definition of knighthood
Noun
  • Jousting was based on chivalry and how you were expected to follow certain principles and behave in a certain way.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
  • There are knights with a strong sense of chivalry, and dueling beliefs in faeries and Jesus Christ, and a deep passion for questing.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of chivalry
Noun
  • Bob earned the Silver Star for gallantry in action when Japanese kamikaze bombers struck his ship, USS Franklin.
    Karen Scanlon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • For the next 40 years, not one of the seven Medal of Honor candidates cited for their gallantry in Cambodia or Laos received it.
    Barry Barnett, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024
Definition of gallantry
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