n.; pl.Knight-errants, or Knights-errant. A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.; pl.Knight-errantries The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme. [ 1913 Webster ]
The rigid guardian [ i. e., conscience ] of a blameless heart Is weak with rank knight-erratries o'errun. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
[三侠五义 / 三俠五義, Sān xiá wǔ yì, ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄨˇ ㄧˋ]Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun#174735[Add to Longdo]
[蹿房越脊 / 躥房越脊, cuān fáng yuè jǐ, ㄘㄨㄢ ㄈㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˇ]lit. to leap the house and cross the roofridge (成语 saw); dashing over rooftops (of robbers and pursuing knight-errant 俠客|侠客 in fiction)#558019[Add to Longdo]