knight-errant

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

KNIGHT-ER'RANT, noun [knight and Latin errans, erro, to wander.] A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess and generosity.
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