Knightly

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit. For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit. - Spenser. [Excuses] full knightly without scorn. - Tennyson.
adv.	1.	In a manner becoming a knight. And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms. - Shak.

Adj.	1.	knightly - characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years" Synonyms: chivalric, medieval
	2.	knightly - having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight Synonyms: chivalrous, gallant

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