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knight-errant definition

knight·-errant (nīt′er′ənt)

noun pl. knights-errant knights′·-er′rant

  1. a medieval knight wandering in search of adventures, esp. ones allowing him to redress wrongs or show his prowess
  2. a chivalrous or quixotic person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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