Knight-errant
41errant — adjective /ˈɛɹənt/ a) straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits He wandered in search of love and adventure, like a knight errant. b) prone to making errors …
42errant — adj. 1 erring; deviating from an accepted standard. 2 literary or archaic travelling in search of adventure (knight errant). Derivatives: errancy n. (in sense 1). errantry n. (in sense 2). Etymology: ME: sense 1 formed as ERR: sense 2 f. OF errer …
43knight — n 1. cavalryman, equestrian, horseman; soldier, fighter, warrior; gallant, flower of chivalry, knight errant, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Medieval Romance.Amadis. 2. nobleman, prince, lord, pasha, emir, sheik; chevalier, cavalier; gentleman,… …
44Knights-errant — Knight errant Knight er rant, n.; pl. {Knight errants}, or {Knights errant}. A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity. [1913 Webster] …
45errant — adjective Etymology: Middle English erraunt, from Anglo French errant, present participle of errer to err & errer to travel, from Late Latin iterare, from Latin iter road, journey more at itinerant Date: 14th century 1. traveling or given to… …
46errant — errantly, adv. /er euhnt/, adj. 1. deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying. 2. journeying or traveling, as a medieval knight in quest of adventure; roving adventurously. 3. moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner: an …
47Errant — A knight, usually a bachelier, who departs to seek adventure and thus earn renown and possibly riches so that he might settle, marry, and earn his living. In history most errants would pursue wars or tournaments as the chief methods by which they …
48errant — /ˈɛrənt / (say eruhnt) adjective 1. journeying or travelling, as a medieval knight in quest of adventure; roving adventurously. 2. deviating from the regular or proper course; erring. 3. moving in an aimless or quickly changing manner. {Middle… …
49knight-er·rant — /ˈnaıtˈerənt/ noun, pl knights errant [count] : a knight who traveled in search of adventures in the Middle Ages …
50Errant — An unattached knight who went out to seek fame and fortune, usually through involvement in wars or tournaments. This fame would usually allow him to settle down, marry and earn a living …
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