knightly

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
2. Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.

Adv

In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.

Concepts

chevaleresque

médiéval

acceptation

galant

moyenâgeux

Synonymes

chivalrous

chivalric

gallant

medieval

gallantly

generous

greatly

noble

nobly

valiant

baronial

knightlike

cavalierly

chivalrously

equestrian

Traductions

caballeresco

ritterlich

cavalleresco

cavalleresc

şövalye gibi

medieval

caballeroso

galant

medieval

medieval

accettazione

caballeresc

medievale

ιπποτικός

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈnaɪtli/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: knyghtly

Appartenant à ancien anglais: cnihtlīċ

Appartenant à néerlandais: knechtelijk

Appartenant à allemand: knechtlich

In summary

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