as in chivalrousness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knightliness
Noun
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According to that lore, soldiers would prepare to receive their knighthood with a ritualistic bath symbolic of spiritual purification and partake in a vigil the night before receiving their honor.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
16 May 2025 -
Some speculated at the invitation meant Beckham was tipped for a knighthood in the upcoming 2025 New Year Honors list, given his charity work with the King and William earlier in the year.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The recognition welcomed them into an elite order of chivalry awarding outstanding individuals for their service or contributions to Denmark.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Knights are governed by a strict moral code: the code of chivalry.—
Roland High,
New Yorker,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Written with filmmaker Matt Yoka, Possession marries the Band’s Americana with T. Rex’s fuzzy glam, anchored by Segall’s always-stellar guitar gallantry.—
Dan Reilly,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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His offense: saving the damned with the melancholic gallantry of a real angel of history.—
Harmony Holiday,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Knightliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knightliness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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