knight-errantry

[ nahyt-er-uh n-tree ]
/ ˈnaɪtˈɛr ən tri /

noun, plural knight-er·rant·ries.

the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
quixotic conduct or action.

Origin of knight-errantry

First recorded in 1645–55; knight-errant + -ry

Words nearby knight-errantry

knight of the bath, knight of the road, knight templar, knight, death and the devil, knight-errant, knight-errantry, knighthead, knighthood, knightly, knights hospitalers, knights hospitallers

British Dictionary definitions for knight errantry

knight errantry

noun

the practices of a knight errant
quixotic behaviour or practices