KNIGHT-ERRANTRY

  

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KNIGHT-ERRANTRY

Definition: KNIGHT-ERRANTRY

KNIGHT-ERRANTRY

Noun

1. The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "KNIGHT-ERRANTRY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)


Synonyms within Context: KNIGHT-ERRANTRY

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Rashness

Foolhardihood, foolhardiness; heedlessness, thoughtlessness; (inattention); carelessness; (neglect); desperation; Quixotism, knight-errantry; fire eating.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: KNIGHT-ERRANTRY

English words defined with "KNIGHT-ERRANTRY": Knight-errantries, Knight-er-ratic. (references)
Specialty definitions using "KNIGHT-ERRANTRY": Quixote. (references)
Etymologies containing "KNIGHT-ERRANTRY": Knight-er-ratic. (references)

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Commercial Usage: KNIGHT-ERRANTRY

DomainTitle

Books

  • Bernadotte in Palestine, 1948: A Study in Contemporary Humanitarian Knight-Errantry (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: KNIGHT-ERRANTRY

Language Translations for "KNIGHT-ERRANTRY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

udhëtim për aventura. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

странствуващо рицарство. (various references)

   

Czech

  

potulné rytířství. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kóbor lovagság. (various references)

   

Manx

  

reejerys troailt. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ight-errantryknay

   

Portuguese

  

corpo de cavaleiros. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

донкихотство (quixotism, quixotry). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

libro de caballerías (book of knight-errantry, romance). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

gezgin şövalyelik, don kişot'luk. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: KNIGHT-ERRANTRY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-g-h-i-k-n-n-r-r-r-t-t-y"

-5 letters: hankering, harkening, nattering, rattening, threating, trinketry, yattering.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: KNIGHT-ERRANTRY


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4B 4E 49 47 48 54 2D 45 52 52 41 4E 54 52 59

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001011 01001110 01001001 01000111 01001000 01010100 00101101 01000101 01010010 01010010 01000001 01001110 01010100 01010010 01011001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#75 &#78 &#73 &#71 &#72 &#84 &#45 &#69 &#82 &#82 &#65 &#78 &#84 &#82 &#89

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004B 004E 0049 0047 0048 0054 002D 0045 0052 0052 0041 004E 0054 0052 0059

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

454843414254153952523548545259

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Non-English Dictionaries with "KNIGHT-ERRANTRY"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Albanian

fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferimshqip, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, albán, Albaneagh, albanês, албанский, albanés, Arnavut

Bulgarian

речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, преводbulgr, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bolgár, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, búlgaro, bulgaristan ile ilgili

Czech

slovník, definice, překladçek, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, cseh, Sheckagh, Sheckish, чешский, checo, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordításунгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, magyar, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, macarca, macar

Manx

fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baghtgjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, man adası, man dili

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugál, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, португальский, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещениеруски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, orosz, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruso, Rusça

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónspanjoll, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, spanyol, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercümeturk, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationanglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, angol, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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