Knightless

//ˈnʌɪtləs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous. obsolete, rare

    "Whereof thou […] all knights hast shamed with this knightlesse part."

  2. 2
    Without a knight. not-comparable

    "This night, when the Lady Joan sternly bade her knight attend the knightless damsels to their home, Ioris obeyed."

Example

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"Whereof thou […] all knights hast shamed with this knightlesse part."

Etymology

From knight + -less.

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