KNIGHTLIER

Adjective

knightlier

comparative form of knightly

Source: Wiktionary


KNIGHTLY

Knight`ly, a. Etym: [AS. cnihtlic boyish.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit. For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit. Spenser. [Excuses] full knightly without scorn. Tennyson.

Knight"ly, adv.

Definition: In a manner becoming a knight. And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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