knightly /ˈnaɪtli/adjective 2adverb 1forms 2 adjective2 •Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.Where noyse of armes, or vew of martiall guize / Might not reuiue desire of knightly exercize. — 1590 •Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly. adverb1 •In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.Mar. In Gods name, and the Kings, say who yͧ [thou] art. And why thou com'st thus knightly clad in Armes? — 1595 formsknightlier · knightliest
