knightliness

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noun

knightly behaviour; chivalry

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chivalry
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Meanings

nounknightliness (countable and uncountable, plural knightlinesses)

plural knightlinesses

  1. countableuncountableknightly behaviour; chivalry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct

Similar
chivalry
Broader
principle
Also see
chivalry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From knightly + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

knightliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knightliness

MLA

“knightliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knightliness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knightliness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knightliness.

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