English Explanatory Dictionary

knight-errant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.
A person who displays an adventurous or a quixotic spirit.

Word forms

knight-errant knights-errant knight errant knight-erratic

Derived words

knight-errantry

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