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KNIGHT ERRANTRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior
Synonyms:
knight errantry; quixotism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("knight errantry" is a kind of...):
idealism (impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("knight errantry" is a kind of...):
code of behavior; code of conduct (a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group)
Domain category:
Dark Ages; Middle Ages (the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance)
