Etymology

knightly

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a knight or knights. Full definition →

Middle English knyghtly
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knightly · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromknyghtly
  2. English todayknightly

From Middle English knyghtly, knightlich; equivalent to knight + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old English cnihtlīċ (“boyish”), Dutch knechtelijk (“servile”), German knechtlich (“menial”).

knightly · adverb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromknyghtly
  2. English todayknightly

From Middle English knyghtly; equivalent to knight + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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