Associations to the word «Knightly»

Wiktionary

KNIGHTLY, adjective. Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
KNIGHTLY, adjective. Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
KNIGHTLY, adverb. In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.

Dictionary definition

KNIGHTLY, adjective. Characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years".
KNIGHTLY, adjective. Being attentive to women like an ideal knight.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley