a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; |
adv. | 1. | In a manner becoming a knight. |
Adj. | 1. | knightly - characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years" |
2. | knightly - having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight Synonyms: chivalrous, gallant |