Knightly Definition

Knightly Sentence Examples

• The Golden Fleece (La Toison d'Or) ranks historically and in distinction as one of the great knightly orders of Europe.

• This was the ideal, but to give the reader a clear view of the actual features of knightly society in their contrast with that of our own day, it is necessary to bring out one or two very significant shadows.

• The manners and sentiments of the 15th century are made to harmonize with the classical legends after the fashion of the Italian pre-Raphaelite painters, who equipped Jewish warriors with knightly lance and armour.

• The expedition, however, did not take place, and was but a pretext for levying subsidies and for knightly entertainments.

• The battle opened with a confused cavalry fight on the French right, in which individual feats of knightly gallantry were more noticeable than any attempt at combined action.