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knightly
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Knightly \Knight`ly\, a. [AS. cnihtlic boyish.]
Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous;
as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.
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For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit.
--Spenser.
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[Excuses] full knightly without scorn. --Tennyson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Knightly \Knight"ly\, adv.
In a manner becoming a knight.
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And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms. --Shak.
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