a. [ AS. cnihtlic boyish. ] Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous;
For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Excuses ] full knightly without scorn. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a manner becoming a knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]