knight-errant

noun

Definitions

  1. A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to…

    A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.

  2. A person who displays an adventurous or a quixotic spirit.

    • It had known and served all the men of whom the nation is proud, from Sir Francis Drake to Sir John Franklin, knights all, titled and untitled - the great knights-errant of the sea.

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