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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Knightly

· Knight·ly · IPA /ˈnaɪtli/
01 a. Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.
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    Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.
    “For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit.” — Spenser.
    “[Excuses] full knightly without scorn.” — Tennyson.
02 adv. In a manner becoming a knight.
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    In a manner becoming a knight.
    “And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms.” — Shak.